Tumor angiogenesis predicts recurrence with normal serum carcinoembryonic antigen in advanced rectal carcinoma patients |
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Authors: | Hirofumi Ishikawa Hisao Fujii Katsuhiko Yamamoto Toshihiro Morita Michiaki Hata Fumikazu Koyama Seiji Terauchi Shiho Sugimori Toyoki Kobayashi Hiromitu Enomoto Syusaku Yoshikawa Tohru Nishikawa Hiroshige Nakano |
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Affiliation: | (1) First Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-0813, Japan, JP |
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Abstract: | P = 0.001, 0.043, respectively). These results suggest that a high degree of tumor angiogenesis in sections of T3/T4 rectal cancer may therefore be an important predictor for CEA-negative recurrence. (Received for publication on June 8, 1998; accepted on Mar. 11, 1999) |
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Keywords: | : rectal cancer tumor angiogenesis CEA-negative |
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