Microvessel density does not predict outcome in high grade soft tissue sarcoma

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1198-1205

  West, C C ^c   Brown, N J ^c   Mangham, D C ^a   Grimer, R J ^b   Reed, M W R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Microvessel density; Outcome; Soft tissue sarcoma; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROVASCULATURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 29244443976     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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