Prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor tumor tissue content of colorectal cancer

Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-153

  Ferroni, Patrizia ^a   Spila, Antonella ^b   Martini, Francesca ^a   D'Alessandro, Roberta ^b   Mariotti, Sabrina ^c   Del Monte, Girolamo ^c   Graziano, Paolo ^d   Buonomo, Oreste ^c   Guadagni, Fiorella ^b   Roselli, Mario ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Prognosis; Survival analysis; Tumor tissue; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER TISSUE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 25444461145     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087838     Document Type: Article

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