Correlation between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Somatostatin Receptor with Progression and Prognosis in Gastric Cancer.

Background/aims: To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and somatostatin receptor (SSTR) and their clinicopathological and prognostic value in gastric cancer (GC).

Methodology: The expression of VEGF and SSTR in 107 cases of GC tissue and 30 cases of gastric mucosa were detected by immunohistochemistry. Clinicopathological and prognostic association of VEGF and SSTR in GC was analyzed

Results: The expression of VEGF in GC (70.