Evaluation of vascular proliferation in molecular subtypes of breast cancer

IS Bujor, A Cioca, RA Ceaușu, F Veaceslav, C Nica… - in vivo, 2018 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: Angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in tumor development. Although microvessel
density (MVD) is the most common method used for evaluation of angiogenesis, it has …

Quantifying tumour vascularity in non-luminal breast cancers

MR Kraby, S Opdahl, LA Akslen, AM Bofin - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - jcp.bmj.com
Aims Microvessel density (MVD), proliferating MVD (pMVD) and vascular proliferation index
(VPI) are methods used to quantify tumour vascularity in histopathological sections. In this …

Angiogenesis relates to estrogen receptor negativity, c-erbB-2 overexpression and early relapse in node-negative ductal carcinoma of the breast

MI Koukourakis, C Manolas… - … journal of surgical …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Tumor angiogenic activity is an important process linked to tumor growth, metastasis, and
invasion. In the present study we investigated whether intratumoral microvessel density …

Angiogenesis in invasive breast carcinoma—a prospective study of tumour heterogeneity

J Ahlgren, B Risberg, K Villman, J Bergh - European Journal of Cancer, 2002 - Elsevier
Assessment of angiogenesis has been reported to be an independent prognostic factor in
breast cancer, while other studies have been negative. This study prospectively investigates …

[HTML][HTML] Angiogenic and lymphangiogenic microvessel density in breast carcinoma: correlation with clinicopathologic parameters and VEGF-family gene expression

WWL Choi, MM Lewis, D Lawson, Q Yin-Goen… - Modern pathology, 2005 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis are essential for breast cancer progression and are
regulated by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF). To determine clinical and …

The prognostic significance of tumor angiogenesis in Taiwanese patients with invasive ductal breast carcinomas

JS Chu, CS Huang, KJ Chang - Cancer letters, 1998 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis plays an important role in tumor growth and metastasis. We performed an
immunohistochemical study by anti-CD31 antibody to investigate the prognostic significance …

Vascular proliferation is a prognostic factor in breast cancer

JB Arnes, IM Stefansson, O Straume, JP Baak… - Breast cancer research …, 2012 - Springer
Angiogenesis is important for the growth and spread of malignant tumors, and anti-
angiogenesis treatment is currently being evaluated for breast cancer and other tumors …

[PDF][PDF] Angiogenesis in breast cancer is related to age but not to other prognostic parameters

A Marinho, R Soares, J Ferro, M Lacerda… - … research and practice, 1997 - academia.edu
Angiogenesis is essential for tumour growth and metastasis. In spite of its relevant biological
significance, recent studies have produced conflicting results regarding the capacity of …

Microvessel proliferation by co-expression of endothelial nestin and Ki-67 is associated with a basal-like phenotype and aggressive features in breast cancer

K Krüger, IM Stefansson, K Collett, JB Arnes, T Aas… - Cancer Research, 2012 - AACR
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is essential in
tumour growth and metastasis. Microvessel density (MVD) is the most widely used method …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of microvessel density with prognostic factors in invasive ductal carcinomas of the breast

E Şener, S Şipal, C Gündoğdu - Turk Patoloji Derg, 2016 - turkjpath.org
Objective: Angiogenesis plays a key role in tumor growth and metastasis. Determination of
microvessel density is the most common technique used to evaluate the amount of the …