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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2007; 13(12): 1794-1798
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1794
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1794
Association of serum vascular endothelial growth factor-C and lymphatic vessel density with lymph node metastasis and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer
Tian-Bao Wang, Wan-Shou Qiu, Mei-hai Deng, Department of General Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Wen-Guang Dong, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Wen-Guang Dong, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China. dwgdwy@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: January 23, 2006
Revised: January 26, 2006
Accepted: March 16, 2007
Published online: March 28, 2007
Revised: January 26, 2006
Accepted: March 16, 2007
Published online: March 28, 2007
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