Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor is significantly associated with progression and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinomas in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-57

  Cheng, Shih Jung ^a,b,c   Lee, Jang Jaer ^a,b,c   Kok, Sang Heng ^b,c   Chou, Chia Hsuan ^c   Chang, Hao Hueng ^b,c   Yang, Hsiang ^c   Chiang, Meng Ling ^d   Kuo, Mark Yen Ping ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer progression; Oral cancer; Oral epithelial dysplasia; Prognosis; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH MUCOSA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955487747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60008-9     Document Type: Article

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