Open AccessAngiogenesis in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Anjali D Amarapurkar,
Vibhav,
V Kim
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.42504
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , angiogenesis , medicine , carcinoma , gastroenterology
Angiogenesis has been well documented in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As liver cirrhosis is considered preneoplastic condition, the aim of this study was to evaluate the process of angiogenesis using CD 34 as an endothelial cell marker in normal liver, cirrhosis and HCC.