Preoperative serum vascular endothelial growth factor is not a marker for subsequent recurrence during long-term follow-up of colorectal cancer patients.

BACKGROUND:Serum vascular endothelial growth factor has been associated with stage of disease in colorectal cancer patients. We investigated whether preoperative serum vascular endothelial growth factor can provide any relevant clinical prognostic information during long-term follow-up of colorectal