The relationship between lymphatic metastasis and serum vascular endothelial growth factor C and cyclooxygenase 2 expression in breast cancer

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 88-91

  Li, En Xiao ^a   Shi, Fan ^a   Wu, Yin Ying ^a   Wu, Yuan ^a   Guo, Jun Jun ^a   Dong, Dan Feng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cyclooxygenase 2; Endothelial growth factor; Lymph vessel density; Lymphatic metastasis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GENE PRODUCT; LYMPHATIC VESSEL ENDOTHELIAL HYALURONIDASE RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 41549160796     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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