The Value of Microvessels in the Tumor of Gastric Carcinoma

33 patients with gasric carcinoma were studied to examine the relationship between the micrvessel count and their histological findings or prognosis.Microvessels were identified by staining their endotherial cells for factor VIII-related antigen with use of a standard immunoperoxidase technique and counted per 200x field.The mean microvessel count was 39.1±28.6. The microvessel count was being higher according to tumor growth and occurence of lymphnode metastasis.Borrmann4 type and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma had high microvessel count.But themicrovessel count was not correlated with the site of recurrence or prognosis of gastric carcinoma.