Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C and the relationship between lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis in colorectal cancer
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C and the relationship between lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis in colorectal cancer
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3261
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发表时间:
2004-11-15
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Ma, Hong-Jun
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作者:
Jia, Yi-Tao;Li, Zhong-Xin;Ma, Hong-Jun
AIM: To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and the relationship between VEGF-C and lymphangiogenesis, lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer.METHODS: Fifty six cases of colorectal cancer were selected randomly. Expression of VEGF-C was detected by immunohistochemistry, and lymphatic vessels were stained by enzyme histochemical method.RESULTS: VEGF-C expression was found in 66.7% (37/56) patients. In VEGF-C positive and negative patients, the lymphatic vessel density was 25.16 +/- 7.52 and 17.14 +/- 7.22, respectively (P