Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) form an interconnected cellular supportive network in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: A relationship between the increased density of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and decreased survival was recently reported in thyroid cancer patients. Among these tumors, anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most aggressive solid tumors in humans. TAMs (type M2) have been...

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Main Authors: Bernard Caillou, Monique Talbot, Urbain Weyemi, Catherine Pioche-Durieu, Abir Al Ghuzlan, Jean Michel Bidart, Salem Chouaib, Martin Schlumberger, Corinne Dupuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3141071?pdf=render