Lymphatic vessel density and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in squamous cell carcinomas of lip and oral cavity: A clinicopathological analysis with immunohistochemistry using antibodies to D2-40, VEGF-C and VEGF-D

Yonago Acta Medica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-37

  Watanabe, Soh ^a   Kato, Masako ^a   Kotani, Isamu ^a   Ryoke, Kazuo ^a   Hayashi, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lip; Lymphatic vessel density; Oral cavity; Squamous cell carcinoma; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAW TUMOR; LIP CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC PARAMETERS; LYMPHATIC VESSEL DENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TONGUE CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84875878966     PISSN: 05135710     EISSN: 13468049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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