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Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C in preoperative biopsy specimens and metastatic foci of regional lymph nodes in submucosal gastric carcinoma

BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C is implicated in lymphangiogenesis, however the exact role of VEGF-C in promoting lymphatic spread of cancer cells remains largely unknown. METHODS: The expression of VEGF-C was immunohistochemically determined in 97 endoscopic biopsy specimens...

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Main Authors: Ishikawa, Makoto, Kitayama, Joji, Kazama, Shinsuke, Nagawa, Hirokazu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545047/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15636643
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-3-2
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