Is tumour angiogenesis a prognostic factor in patients with colorectal cancer and no involved nodes?

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 552-556

  Pietra, Nicola ^a,c   Sarli, Leopoldo ^a   Caruana, Pietro ^b   Cabras, Antonello ^b   Costi, Renato ^a   Gobbi, Sara ^a   Bordi, Cesare ^b   Peracchia, Anacleto ^a  

^a Institute of General Surgery   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Cardiovascular and Surgical Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Colon cancer; Outcome; Prognostic factors; Rectal cancer; Survival; Tumor recurrence; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033929041     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750008628     Document Type: Article

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