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Minimally Invasive Surgery May Result in Lower Peak Levels of Circulating Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis is felt to be a factor in the establishment and progression of cancer and cancer metastasis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most powerful stimulants of tumor angiogenesis identified. VEGF levels can be affected by physiologic stimuli and measured sys...
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2003
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12856846 |