Morphologic analysis of microvessels in colorectal tumors with respect to the formation of liver metastases

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 259-264

  Yamamura, Takuya ^a,b   Tsukikawa, Satoshi ^b   Yamada, Kyoji ^b   Yamaguchi, Susumu ^b  

^a Toyoko Hospital   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Liver metastases; Microvessel

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPILLARIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0035181067     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.1164     Document Type: Article

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