## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Melanoma metastasizes by different mechanisms comprising direct invasion of the surrounding tissue and spreading via the lymphatic or vascular system. Despite their clinical relevance, the molecular mechanisms that guide the route of spreading and localization of the meta
Vascular endothelial growth factor-C and -D expression correlates with lymph node micrometastasis in pN0 early gastric cancer
β Scribed by Takaaki Arigami; Shoji Natsugoe; Yoshikazu Uenosono; Shigehiro Yanagita; Katsuhiko Ehi; Hideo Arima; Yuko Mataki; Akihiro Nakajo; Sumiya Ishigami; Takashi Aikou
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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