Investigation of vasculogenic mimicry in intracranial hemangiopericytoma

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1295-1298

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Han, Yun ^b   Zhang, Keke ^a   Teng, Liangzhu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Heze Municipal Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Hemangiopericytoma; Matrix metalloproteinase 2; Vascular epithelial growth factor; Vasculogenic mimicry

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; GELATINASE A; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VASCULOGENIC MIMICRY;

ANTIGENS, CD34; FEMALE; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 80053092668     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2011.567     Document Type: Article

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