• Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041;
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This study was designed to define the microvessel density (MVD) in breast carcinoma and benign breast disease and the relationship of microvessel density with the tumor size, histologic grade, and lymph node status. Under light microscopy, the microvessels by staining their endothelial cells immunocytochemically for factor Ⅷ were highlighted. Results: The mean level of MVD of breast carcinoma was significantly higher than that of benign disease (P<0.01); the MVD of breast carcinoma was associated with tumor size (P<0.05), histologic grade (P<0.05), and axillary node status (P<0.05), but no association with estrogen receptor. These show that MVD of breast carcinoma is significantly higher than that of benign breast disease, and MVD of breast carcinoma is one of significant prognostic indicators.

Citation: Li Hongjiang,Jing Jing,Zhu Jingqiang,et al.. ANALYSIS OF TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS IN BREAST CARCINOMA AND BENIGN BREAST DISEASE. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1999, 6(5): 285-287. doi: Copy