Lung Cancer
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 314-318 , December 2009

Vascular endothelial growth factor A and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer patients: Relation to prognosis

  • Barbara Bonnesen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Herlev University Hospital, Division Gentofte, Niels Andersens vej 65, 2900 Copenhagen (Hellerup), Denmark
    • ,
  • Helle Pappot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Julie Holmstav

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Herlev University Hospital, Division Gentofte, Niels Andersens vej 65, 2900 Copenhagen (Hellerup), Denmark
    • ,
  • Birgit Guldhammer Skov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Herlev University Hospital, Division Gentofte, Niels Andersens vej 65, 2900 Copenhagen (Hellerup), Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 39 77 36 13; fax: +45 39 77 76 24.

Received 30 June 2008 ,Revised 26 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.02.013

Lung Cancer
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 314-318 , December 2009

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