## Background: Squamous cell carcinoma (scc) of the esophagus is among the most malignant of neoplasms and is associated with a dismal prognosis. although tumor microvessel density (mvd) is an important prognostic factor in several carcinomas, its role in scc of the esophagus is still controversial
CD105 expression as a measure of microvessel density in supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
โ Scribed by Elvir Zvrko; Anton Mikic; Ljiljana Vuckovic
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 266
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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