Tumor-infiltrating CD4+ T lymphocytes in early breast cancer reflect lymph node involvement Linfócitos T CD4+ tumor infiltrantes no câncer de mama inicial refletem envolvimento linfonodal

BACKGROUND: The role of immune system in the pathogenesis and progression of breast cancer is a subject of controversy, and this stimulated us to investigate the association of the immunophenotype of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in early breast cancer with the spread of tumor cells to axillary lym...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Henrique Macchetti, Heitor Ricardo Cosiski Marana, João Santana Silva, Jurandyr Moreira de Andrade, Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva, Sérgio Bighetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2006-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000300004