VEGF protein expression is associated with a poor prognosis in cutaneous extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma patients

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can stimulate angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, which are crucial processes in the growth and metastasis of tumour cells.^1,2 The immunohistochemical status of VEGF protein expression in tumour tissue of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) has not yet been evaluated. Herein, we investigated VEGF protein expression, as well as its prognostic value in cutaneous ENKTL patients.

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