Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C does not predict occult lymph-node metastasis in early oral squamous cell carcinoma

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-378

  Faustino, S E S ^a   Oliveira, D T ^a   Nonogaki, S ^b   Landman, G ^c   Carvalho, A L ^c   Kowalski, L P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

occult metastasis; oral squamous cell carcinoma; VEGF C

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 41249099084     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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