Vascular endothelial growth factor-A and -C: Expression and correlations with lymphatic metastasis and prognosis in colorectal cancer

Medical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-158

  Lin, Mei ^a   Lin, Hui Zhong ^a   Ma, Shu Pei ^a   Ji, Ping ^a   Xie, Dan ^a   Yu, Jian Xian ^a  

^a QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Lymphatic vessel invasion; Prognosis; VEGF A; VEGF C

Indexed keywords

PODOPLANIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL INVASION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 79952252008     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9427-1     Document Type: Article

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