Serum vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in hepatocellular cancer patients undergoing percutaneously radiofrequency thermal ablation

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2004, Pages 7-10

  Gadaleta, C ^a   Coviello, M ^a   Catino, A ^a   Venneri, M T ^a   Stea, B ^a   Quaranta, M ^a   Mattioli, V ^a   Ranieri, Girolamo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hepatocellular cancer; Percutaneously radiofrequency thermal ablation; Serum; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 11144243150     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2004.11782373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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