## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. CD100, a class IV semaphorin, promotes angiogenesis, invasive growth, proliferation, and antiapoptosis of cancer cells in vitro. The expression of CD100 in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and its correlation with clinicopathologic factors and prognostic significance were evalu
Prognostic significance of mast cells in soft tissue sarcoma
β Scribed by Takafumi Ueda; Katsuyuki Aozasa; Masahiko Tsujimoto; Hidekl Yoshikawa; Tsugio Kato; Keiro Ono; Keishi Matsumoto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 857 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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