Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor expression is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer patients after curative surgery

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-302

  Tsuji, T ^a   Sawai, T ^a   Yamashita, H ^a   Takeshita, H ^a   Nakagoe, T ^a   Shindou, H ^a   Fukuoka, H ^a   Yoshinaga, M ^a   Hidaka, S ^a   Yasutake, T ^a   Nagayasu, T ^a   Tagawa, Y ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Macrophage; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

CARMOFUR; CD68 ANTIGEN; PLATELET DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; UFT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12144290284     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2003.11.019     Document Type: Article

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