Vascular endothelial growth factor C: the predicator of early recurrence in patients with N2 non-small-cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Gang Chen,
Xiangyan Liu,
Zhou Wang,
Fanying Liu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.08.005
Subject(s) - lung cancer , medicine , vascular endothelial growth factor , immunohistochemistry , cancer , lung , proportional hazards model , pathology , metastasis , oncology , vascular endothelial growth factor c , carcinoma , hazard ratio , gastroenterology , vascular endothelial growth factor a , vegf receptors , confidence interval
Mediastinal lymph node metastasis (N2) is a key prognostic factor for lung carcinoma. This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) expression and postoperative early recurrence in patients with N2 non-small-cell lung cancer.
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