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The presence of tumor associated macrophages in tumor stroma as a prognostic marker for breast cancer patients
BMC Cancer · 2012 · Vol. 12(1) · pp. 306–306
Catharina Medrek✉(Skåne University Hospital)Fredrik Pontén(Uppsala University)Karin Jirström(Skåne University Hospital)Karin Leandersson(Skåne University Hospital)
Abstract
These findings highlight the importance of analyzing the localization rather than merely the presence of TAMs as a prognostic marker for breast cancer patients.
Immune cells in cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCD68CD163Breast cancerMedicinePathologyCancer researchTumor microenvironmentMyeloidCancerSurgical oncology
MeSH terms
CD68 MoleculeCD163 AntigenAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMacrophagesMiddle AgedPrognosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntigens, CDStromal Cells
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- Cancerfonden
- Medical Research Council
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