Vessel counts and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor as prognostic factors in node-negative colon cancer

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Takahashi, Yutaka ^a   Tucker, Susan L ^a   Kitadai, Yasuhiko ^a   Koura, Aaryan N ^a   Bucana, Corazon D ^a   Cleary, Karen R ^a   Ellis, Lee M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER;

EID: 1842415455     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430290087018     Document Type: Article

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