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Tumour cell invasion into blood vessels is significantly related to breast cancer subtypes and decreased survival.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 2017
Klingen Tor A, Chen Ying, Stefansson Ingunn M, Knutsvik Gøril, Collett Karin, Abrahamsen Anne L, Aase Hildegunn, Aas Hans, Aas Turid, Wik Elisabeth, Akslen Lars A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Vascular invasion in breast cancer is associated with increased risk of recurrence, metastases and death from disease. However, there are few studies discriminating between blood vessel invasion (BVI) and lymphatic vessel involvement (LVI). METHODS: A population-based series of 282 breast cancers was examined (200 screen-detected and 82 interval patients) with respect to BVI and LVI in addition to basic...
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