Three newly established immortalized mesothelial cell lines exhibit morphological phenotypes corresponding to malignant mesothelioma epithelioid, intermediate, and sarcomatoid types, respectively
Abstract Background Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a very aggressive tumor that develops from mesothelial cells, mainly due to asbestos exposure. MM is categorized into three major histological subtypes: epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and biphasic, with the biphasic subtype containing both epithelioid an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Cancer Cell International |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-02248-5 |