Afshin Amini

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
case-report 2020
Case reports in gastroenterology ·doi:10.1159/000505482

The primary purpose of screening colonoscopy is the detection and subsequent removal of precancerous polyps. However, effective recognition of appendiceal lesions with a standard endoscope is often challenging and is limited to the base of …

review 2014
Orphanet journal of rare diseases ·doi:10.1186/1750-1172-9-71

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP, ORPHA26790) is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive dissemination of mucinous tumors and mucinous ascites in the abdomen and pelvis. PMP is a rare disease with an estimated incidence of 1-2 out of a …

review 2012
Cancer metastasis reviews ·doi:10.1007/s10555-011-9337-5

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis which drives endothelial cell survival, proliferation, and migration while increasing vascular permeability. Playing an important role in the physiology of normal …