Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C and D (VEGF-C and -D) is an important risk factor for lymphatic metastasis in undifferentiated early gastric carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Ishikawa, Makoto ^a   Kitayama, Joji ^a   Kazama, Shinsuke ^a   Nagawa, Hirokazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early gastric carcinoma; Lymphatic metastasis; Undifferentiated carcinoma; Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF C) and D (VEGF D)

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN D; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SURGICAL WARD; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR TUMOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH TUMOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR D;

EID: 0037267293     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyg008     Document Type: Article

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