Open AccessVascular morphology differentiates prostate cancer mortality risk among men with higher Gleason grade
Author(s) -
Meng Yang,
Ke Zu,
Lorelei A. Mucci,
Jennifer R. Rider,
Michelangelo Fiorentino,
Steven K. Clinton,
Massimo Loda,
Meir J. Stampfer,
Edward L. Giovannucci
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-016-0782-x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , epidemiology , prostate , cancer , oncology , hematology , gynecology
Higher Gleason grade is associated with prostate cancer mortality; however, there is significant heterogeneity in this association. We evaluated whether vessel morphology, a biomarker of angiogenesis, aided in distinguishing mortality risks among men with high Gleason grading.
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