Collagen content and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 expression in neoplastic breast stroma
Cindy Juliane da Silva Ferreira,
Inacelli Queiroz de Souza Caires,
Walfrido José Bezerra da Costa Neto
et al.
Abstract:SUMMARY
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to evaluate the expression of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 and its C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4, and the tumor-stroma ratio using collagen stromal content of breast cancer samples, correlating it with clinicopathological data.
METHODS:
Through a retrospective cohort study, samples were obtained from female patients, over 18 years of age, with the disease in stages 1–4, who underwent mastectomy or lumpectomy. The bio… Show more
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