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Frontiers of Medicine >> 2009, Volume 3, Issue 2 doi: 10.1007/s11684-009-0038-1
Lymphatic metastasis is related to the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and expressions of VEGF, MMP-9, and COX-2 in breast cancer
1. Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China; 2. Center Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116027, China; 3. Department of Pathology, Dalian Maternity Hospital, Dalian 116012, China
Available online:2009-06-05Abstract
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epithelial-mesenchymal transition ; vascular endothelial cell growth factor ; matrix metalloproteinase-9 ; cyclooxygenase-2 ; higher microvascular density ; breast cancer
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