OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of expression Caveolin-1 and thrombospondin(TSP), a reflection of angiogenesis, in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), peritumoral and normal renal tissue. And to assess the levels of Caveolin-1 in a series of RCC specimens of varying stage and grade and the correlation between Caveolin-1 and TSP.PATIENTS AND METHODS The expression of Caveolin-1 and TSP were tested by SP immunohistochemical method in 32 cases of RCC and 20 cases of peritumoral tissue who had ...