Clinicopathological significance and prognostic role of microvessel density in gastric cancer: A meta-analysis

• Published in: Pathology, research and practice Vol. 213; no. 12; pp. 1459 - 1463
• Main Authors: Hong, Won Gi, Ko, Young San, Pyo, Jung-Soo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Clinicopathological significance; Disease-Free Survival; Gastric cancer; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology; Meta-analysis; Microvessel density; Microvessels - pathology; Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Survival Rate; Prognosis; Microvessel density; Gastric cancer; Clinicopathological significance; Meta-analysis

•There was a significant correlation between high MVD and worse survival.•MVD was significantly increased in GC with lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis.•In higher pTNM stage (III–IV), MVD was significantly higher. The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinicopathological significance...