CORRELATION BETWEEN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR EXPRESSION AND MALIGNANCY GRADING IN BIOPSY SPECIMENS OF TONGUE CANCERS
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Byun, June-Ho
(Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Park, Bong-Wook (Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Chung, In-Kyo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) Kim, Jong-Ryoul (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) Kim, Uk-Kyu (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) Park, Bong-Soo (Department of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) Kim, Gyoo-Cheon (Department of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) |
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