Comparison of hepatocyte growth factor levels of epithelial ovarian cancer cyst fluids with benign ovarian cysts

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 152-156

  Baykal, Cem ^a,c   Demirtas E ^b   Al, A ^a   Ayhan, A ^b,b   Yuce K ^b   Tulunay, G ^a   Kose M F ^a  

^a Etlik Maternity and Women's Health Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

C met; Hepatocyte growth factor; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian cysts

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST FLUID; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MESENCHYME; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CYST; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1442324037     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891x.2004.14046.x     Document Type: Article

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