Differential pattern and prognostic significance of CD4<sup>+</sup>, FOXP3<sup>+ </sup>and IL-17<sup>+ </sup>tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in ductal and lobular breast cancers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical relevance of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer is controversial. Here, we used a tumor microarray including a large series of ductal and lobular breast cancers with long term follow up data, to analyze c...

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Main Authors: Droeser Raoul, Zlobec Inti, Kilic Ergin, Güth Uwe, Heberer Michael, Spagnoli Giulio, Oertli Daniel, Tapia Coya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/134