Presence of tumour-infiltrating FOXP3+ lymphocytes correlates with immature tumour angiogenesis in renal cell carcinomas

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 867-872

  Zhan, Hai Lun ^a   Gao, Xin ^a   Zhou, Xiang Fu ^a   Pu, Xiao Yong ^a   Wang, De Juan ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; FOXP3; Regulatory T cells; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE; VASCULARIZATION;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES, TUMOR-INFILTRATING; MALE; MICROVESSELS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84871684240     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.3.867     Document Type: Article

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