Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART1, 2006, Pages 152-160

  Yamaguchi, Rin ^a,b   Yano, Hirohisa ^a   Nakashima, Osamu ^a   Akiba, Jun ^a   Nishida, Naoyo ^a   Kurogi, Mina ^a   Kojiro, Masamichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lymphangiogenesis; Portal vein invasion; Vascular endothelial growth factor C

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; LIVER VEIN; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 33645242839     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04217.x     Document Type: Article

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