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Histologic features of stromogenic carcinoma of the prostate (carcinomas with reactive stroma grade 3).
Human pathology - 1 May 2017
De Vivar Andrea Diaz, Sayeeduddin Mohammad, Rowley David, Cubilla Antonio, Miles Brian, Kadmon Dov, Ayala Gustavo
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Prostatic carcinoma, like many other carcinomas, generates a stromal reaction. This phenomenon is well established in the scientific literature. The normal parenchymal smooth muscle phenotype switches to a myofibroblastic phenotype in response to the presence of cancer cells, with an expansion of the extracellular matrix compartment. The amount of reactive stroma is a predictor of biochemical recurrence in both...
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