Significance of stromal desmoplasia and
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Shuichi Kawashiri; Akira Tanaka; Natsuyo Noguchi; Takashi Hase; Hiromitsu Nakaya
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## __Background.__ Tumor invasion involves complex interactions between tumor and stromal cells. We examined the extent of connective tissue in the tumor stroma and whether myofibroblasts play a role in assisting cancer invasion and metastasis. ## __Methods.__ Biopsy materials from 8