Relationships between Lymph Node Metastasis and Expression of CD31, D2-40, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors A and C in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Relationships between Lymph Node Metastasis and Expression of CD31, D2-40, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors A and C in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

ObjectivesTo investigate the relationships between lymph node metastasis (LNM) and expression of CD31, D2-40 and vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF)-A and -C in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).MethodsParaffin-embedded thyroid tissues of 72 patients were evaluated, which included...

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Main Authors: Sang-Hyuk Lee, Sung-Jin Lee, Sung-Min Jin, No-Hee Lee, Dong-Hoon Kim, Seung-Wan Chae, Jin-Hee Sohn, Won-Serk Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2012-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Thyroid
Papillary carcinoma
Lymph node
Metastasis
VEGF-A
VEGF-C
Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-5-150.pdf

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