[Microvascular density in lymphomas - evaluation methods and clinical impact]

In recent years antiangiogenic therapy has become a part of treatment protocols of solid tumors as well as of lymphomas. This is why tumor vascularization has been explored, the most important parameters to describe it being the microvascular density and immunohistochemical assessment of the expression of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) and of its receptors. This review summarizes various methods of assessment of the microvascular density and the prognostic impact of microvascular density in lymphomas.