Assessment of VEGF-D expression measured by immunohistochemical staining and F-18 FDG uptake on PET as biological prognostic factors for recurrence in patients with surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma

Lina Zhang,Kotaro Higashi,Yasuhito Ishigaki,Yoshimichi Ueda,Tsutomu Sakuma,Tsutomu Takegami,Manabu Oguchi,Ke Xu,Yasuhiko Ohta,Hiroto Nishida,Hisao Tonami

Assessment of VEGF-D expression measured by immunohistochemical staining and F-18 FDG uptake on PET as biological prognostic factors for recurrence in patients with surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma

2010

Lina Zhang
Kotaro Higashi
Yasuhito Ishigaki
Yoshimichi Ueda
Tsutomu Sakuma
Tsutomu Takegami
Manabu Oguchi
Ke Xu
Yasuhiko Ohta
Hiroto Nishida
Hisao Tonami

Objective To assess whether the combined evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) expression and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake correlates with lymph node metastasis and post-operative recurrence in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

Keywords:

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D
Lymph node
Vascular endothelial growth factor
Metastasis
Lung
Pathology
Adenocarcinoma
Medicine
Immunohistochemistry
Fluorodeoxyglucose
Retrospective cohort study
Positron emission tomography
Gastroenterology
Thoracotomy
Radiology
Internal medicine

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