Serum angiopoietin-2 as a tumor marker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: THE PROCESS OF HEPATIC CARCINOGENESIS INVOLVES A PROGRESSION INCLUDING LARGE REGENERATIVE NODULES, TO DYSPLASTIC NODULES, AND FINALLY TO HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC). HOWEVER, SOMETIMES DIFFERENTIATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR NODULES CAN BE DIFFICULT. ANGIOGENESIS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMORS. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE ANGIOGENESIS BY EVALUATION OF SERUM LEVEL OF ANGIOPOIETIN-2 IN PATIENTS WITH ... Read more