Clinicopathological implications of tumour-associated macrophages and vascularization in sinonasal melanoma

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1276-1286

  Shi, L ^a   Lei, D ^a   Ma, C ^a   Xu, F ^a   Li, Y ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Cong, N ^b   Liu, D ^a   Pan, X L ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Sinonasal melanoma; Tumour associated macrophages; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER STAGING; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROVASCULATURE; NOSE CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 77957731938     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800409     Document Type: Article

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