Comparison of level of endothelial progenitor cells (epcs) in astrocytoma to adjacent normal brain tissue

• Main Author: Chee How, Ch’ng
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/39483/1/Dr._Ch%27ng_Chee_How_%28_Neurosurgery_%29-24_pages.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/39483/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Introduction: Astrocytomas are the most common primary brain tumors which account for up to two third of all tumors of glial origin and especially the high grade astrocytoma are known to be highly vascularized. Previous studies suggest that vascularization of astrocytoma especially high grade ast...