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Differential mast cell phenotypes in benign versus cancer tissues and prostate cancer oncologic outcomes.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2021
Hempel Sullivan Heidi, Maynard Janielle P, Heaphy Christopher M, Lu Jiayun, De Marzo Angelo M, Lotan Tamara L, Joshu Corinne E, Sfanos Karen S
Abstract excerpt
We reported previously that high numbers of mast cells in benign (extra-tumoral) regions of the prostate are associated with worse outcomes after radical prostatectomy including biochemical recurrence and the development of metastases. Herein, with a cohort of 384 men, we performed mast cell subtyping and report that higher minimum number of the tryptase-only (MCT ) subset of extra-tumoral mast cells is...
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