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Open AccessThe impact of lymph node density on survival of cervical cancer patients
To evaluate the prognostic value of lymph node density (LND) in patients with lymph node-positive cervical cancer.
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Open AccessThe prognostic value of plasma fibrinogen levels in patients with endometrial cancer: a multi-centre trial
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Open AccessIn ovarian cancer the prognostic influence of HER2/neu is not dependent on the CXCR4/SDF-1 signalling pathway
HER2/neu overexpression is a driving force in the carcinogenesis of several human cancers. In breast cancer the prognostic influence of HER2/neu was shown to be at least partly based on increased metastatic poten...
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The Clinical Value of Preoperative Wire Localization of Breast Lesions by Magnetic Resonance Imaging – A Multicenter Study
To evaluate the clinical value of MRI guided preoperative wire localization of clinically and mammographically occult lesions of the breast. In a multicenter study, we evaluated 132 preoperative MRI guided loc...
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Open AccessMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1 serum levels in ovarian cancer patients
The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 is an important mediator of monocyte infiltration in various solid tumours of epithelial origin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of ...
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CYFRA 21-1 serum levels in women with adnexal masses and inflammatory diseases
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the cytokeratin marker CYFRA 21-1 as a screening marker for ovarian cancer, as a predictive marker in patients with adnexal masses and as...
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Concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the serum of patients with suspected ovarian cancer
As a promoter of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is believed to play a pivotal role in tumour growth and metastasis. The aim of this study was to determine the value of preoperative ser...
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The prognostic value of CD44 isoform expression in endometrial cancer
Isoforms of the transmembrane glycoprotein CD44 have been implicated in tumour cell adhesion, tumour differentiation and metastatic spread in various human malignancies. We investigated the expression of CD44 ...
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Serum M3/M21 in ovarian cancer patients
Cytokeratins are polypeptides that constitute a subclass of intermediate filaments in epithelial cells. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the serum evaluation of M3/M21 in...
