Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer

Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer

Abstract Background Crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue (CLS-B), composed of necrotic adipocytes encircled by macrophages, are associated with obesity and hypothesized to worsen breast cancer prognosis; however, data are sparse, particularly in multi-racial populations. Methods We assesse...

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Main Authors: Maret L. Maliniak, Aswathy Miriam Cheriyan, Mark E. Sherman, Yuan Liu, Keerthi Gogineni, Jiaqi Liu, Jiabei He, Uma Krishnamurti, Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, Ryan Ashiqueali, Jinjing He, Rami Yacoub, Lauren E. McCullough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Crown-like structures
Breast adipose tissue
Obesity
Progression-free survival
Breast cancer outcome disparity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-020-01308-4

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