The prognostic effect of VEGF expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix treated with radiation therapy alone

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 693-697

  Kang, Jin Oh ^a,b   Hong, Seong Eon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervix Neoplasms; Prognosis; Radiotherapy; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAFFIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 7544219885     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.5.693     Document Type: Article

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