Lymphangiogenesis plays an active role in lung cancer metastasis. Currently, it attracts more and more attention because of its role in tumor metastasis and become a hotspot in the field. Lymph node metastasis of lung cancer is the key factor for the unfavourable prognosis of the patient suffered lung cancer. But the correlation of lymphangiogenesis and lung cancer metastasis is yet unknown. Some development about it is reviewed.
Citation: XIONG Jian,ZHONG Hong.. Correlation Between Lymphangiogenesis and Lung Cancer Metastasis. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006, 13(2): 117-119. doi: Copy