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Vascular density and phenotype around ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast.
British journal of cancer - 18 Mar 2002
Teo N B, Shoker B S, Jarvis C, Martin L, Sloane J P, Holcombe C
Abstract excerpt
Up to 50% of recurrences of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast are associated with invasive carcinoma but no pathological or molecular features have yet been found to predict for the development of invasive disease. For a tumour to invade, it requires the formation of new blood vessels. Previous studies have described a vascular rim around ducts involved by ductal carcinoma in situ, raising the possibility...
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