Cytoplasmic neuropilin 2 is associated with metastasis and a poor prognosis in early tongue cancer patients

Neuropilin 2 (Nrp2) plays an important role in regulating lymphangiogenesis. Nrp2 expression in early tongue cancer was investigated to predict lymph node metastasis and the long-term prognosis. The relationships between clinicopathological variables of cT1–T2N0 tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and overexpression of Nrp2, vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGFC), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3), and semaphorin 3F (Sema3F) were analyzed. Expression levels were compared using oral SCC cell lines.

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