Markers of apoptosis and angiogenesis indicate that carcinomatous components play an important role in the malignant behavior of uterine carcinosarcoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1448-1454

  Yoshida, Yoshio ^a   Kurokawa, Tetuji ^a   Fukuno, Naotaka ^a   Nishikawa, Yukiko ^a   Kamitani, Naoyuki ^a   Kotsuji, Fumikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptotic index; Microvessel density; Tumor angiogenesis; Uterine carcinosarcoma

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOSARCOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NICK END LABELING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; UTERUS CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034519672     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2000.20372     Document Type: Article

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