Research Article

Morphological Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Different Types of Tumor Vessels in Patients with Stages I-IIA of Squamous Cervical Cancer

Table 9

Summary data on the correlation of different types of tumor microvessels with clinical and morphological characteristics and prognosis of squamous cervical cancer.

Normal microvesselsDCs with a normal endothelial liningDCs with a weak expression of CD34DCs of contact typeCapillaries in the tumor solid componentAtypical dilated capillariesThe structures with a partial endothelial liningLymphatic vessels in lymphoid and polymorphic cell infiltrates

Age
Stages
Histology
Grade
Depth of tumor invasion
Fragmentation phenomenon
Tumor emboli in CD34-positive vessels
Tumor emboli in podoplanin-positive vessels
Recurrence