The Pivotal Role of the lymphovascular system in cancer metastasis: Future perspectives

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 639-641

  Leong, Stanley P L ^a,c   Witte, Marlys ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; lymphovascular system

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953895493     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21839     Document Type: Article

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