Angiogenesis in advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma with special reference to tumoral invasion Angiogênese no adenocarcinoma colorretal avançado com especial referência à invasão tumoral

Background - Angiogenesis is a crucial step in tumor growth and progression. Its quantification by microvessel counting has a prognostic value in several types of malignancies and recently has been appraised in gastrointestinal tumors. Aim - To assess the prognostisc significance of microvessel quan...

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Main Authors: Cláudio TARTA, Cláudio Rolim TEIXEIRA, Shinji TANAKA, Ken HARUMA, César CHIELE-NETO, Vinícius Duval da SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2002-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032002000100007