Cancers with Higher Density of Tumor-Associated Macrophages Were Associated with Poor Survival Rates

• Main Authors: Kyong Yeun Jung (Author), Sun Wook Cho (Author), Young A Kim (Author), Daein Kim (Author), Byung-Chul Oh (Author), Do Joon Park (Author), Young Joo Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Macrophages are a component of a tumor's microenvironment and have various roles in tumor progression and metastasis. This study evaluated the relationships between tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) density and clinical outcomes in 14 different types of human cancers. Methods: We in...