Abstract
Angiogenesis plays an important role in tumor growth and metastasis. We performed an immunohistochemical study by anti-CD31 antibody to investigate the prognostic significance of microvessel count (MVC) in 163 Taiwanese patients with primary invasive ductal breast carcinomas. Univariate analysis revealed that MVC per 200x field correlated significantly with disease-free (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-14 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 11 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Angiogenesis
- Breast cancer
- Microvessel count
- Prognosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Molecular Biology
- Oncology