Clinicopathological study of lymphatic vessel density and distribution in pancreatic cancer / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
; (6): 583-586, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To clarify the clinicopathological significance of lymphatic vessel density (LVD) and distribution in pancreatic cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We measured LVD in 43 pancreatic cancer specimens by immunostaining with specific lymphatic endothelium marker, and examined their relationship with well-defined clinicopathological variables.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Intratumoral LVD (9.4 +/- 10.0) was significantly lower than periturmoral (16.0 +/- 9.7) (P < 0.001) and nontumoral LVD (13.5 +/- 6.0) (P < 0.01). Increased peritumoral LVD correlated significantly with tumor staging (P < 0.05) and lymph node involvement (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The lymphatic vessels distribution in pancreatic cancer samples and peritumoral lymphangiogenesis may promote the malignant progression and lymph node metastasis of pancreatic cancer.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Patología
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Inmunohistoquímica
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Adenocarcinoma
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Vasos Linfáticos
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Ganglios Linfáticos
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Metástasis Linfática
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Zh
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Año:
2005
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Article