Objective: To study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and
microvessel density (MVD) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and clarify the …

AIM: To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-c (VEGF-C) mRNA
and microvessel density (MVD) in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) …

Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF)-A,-C and-D are members of the proangiogenic
VEGF family of glycoproteins. VEGF-A is known to be the most important angiogenic factor …

Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor‐C (VEGF‐C) is a specific growth factor of
lymphatics, which is known to play some role in tumor growth and metastasis to lymph …

Background Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF‐C) is the only factor known to
cause lymphangiogenesis. In esophageal cancer the histologic tumor type and lymph node …

Background To define the role of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF‐C) on lymph
node (LN) metastasis of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and to …

To clarify the clinical significance of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor
(VEGF) in squamous cell carcinoma in the thoracic esophagus, particularly as a prognostic …

Background The diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer by the presence
and number of metastatic lymph nodes is an extremely important prognostic factor. In …

Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) is known to act in lymphangiogenesis.
Recent reports suggest VEGF-C plays a role in the spread of several cancers to the lymph …

Purpose We investigated the role of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) in
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) by knocking down VEGF-C expression in the …