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The use of inflammation by tumor cells
Author(s) -
Arias JoseIgnacio,
Aller MaríaAngeles,
Arias Jaime
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.21165
Subject(s) - desmoplasia , medicine , inflammation , phenotype , tumor progression , tumor cells , pathology , cancer , cancer research , immunology , biology , genetics , gene , pancreatic cancer
The authors proposed that the progression of benign tumors is based especially on the host reaction or desmoplasia., whereas malignant tumor cells can adopt an inflammatory phenotype that would evolve in three hypothetical functional phases with trophic meaning.