Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Eppendorf University Hospital, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Anticancer Res. 2010 May;30(5):1765-6.
This study was performed to investigate the serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. The study population included 86 patients with untreated cancer of this region. VEGF serum levels varied considerably and showed no correlation to tumour size or locoregional spread. The wide variety of VEGF serum levels make this marker difficult to handle for initial diagnostics or monitoring of therapy.
本研究旨在探讨口腔和口咽癌患者的血清血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)水平。研究对象包括 86 例未经治疗的该部位癌症患者。VEGF 血清水平差异较大,与肿瘤大小或局部扩散无相关性。VEGF 血清水平的广泛差异使得该标志物难以用于初始诊断或治疗监测。