Significance of microvascular density (MVD) in cervical cancer recurrence

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 856-862

  Cantu De León, David ^a,b   Lopez Graniel, C ^a   Frias Mendivil, M ^a   Chanona Vilchis, G ^a   Gomez, C ^a   De La Garza Salazar, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b Dirección de Enseñanza   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cervical cancer; Locally advanced

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1242316951     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2003.13399.x     Document Type: Article

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