Tumour-associated lymphangiogenesis in conjunctival malignant melanoma
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Tumour-associated lymphangiogenesis in conjunctival malignant melanoma
BACKGROUND To evaluate whether tumour-associated lymphangiogenesis, that is the formation of new lymphatic vessels (LVs) induced by a tumour, occurs in and around conjunctival malignant melanoma (MM). METHODS Clinical files and conjunctival specimens of 20 patients with histologically diagnosed conjunctival MM were analysed. Sections were stained with LYVE-1 and podoplanin antibodies as speci...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.147355