Prognostic significance of angiogenesis and immunoreactivity of cathepsin D and type IV collagen in high-grade stage T1 primary bladder cancer.

Ozer E., Mungan M. U., Tuna B., Kazimoglu H., Yorukoglu K., Kirkali Z.

Urology, vol.54, no.1, pp.50-5, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00026-6
  • Journal Name: Urology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-5
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives, To assess the prognostic significance of biologic parameters such as angiogenesis, expression of cathepsin D (a lysosomal protease), and degradation of type IV collagen (a basement membrane protein), we studied 20 patients with primary grade III Stage T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.