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Expression of chymase‐positive cells in gastric cancer and its correlation with the angiogenesis

Keisaku Kondo, Michiko Muramatsu, Yukiko Okamoto, Denan Jin, Shinji Takai, Nobuhiko Tanigawa, Mizuo Miyazaki

Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2005 · 60 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that accumulation of chymase-positive cells in gastric cancer may lead to an increase of tumor angiogenesis, and may contribute to tumor growth and progression.

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