Clinical significance of tumor-stroma ratio in head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The clinical significance of tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) has been examined in many tumors. Here we systematically reviewed all studies that evaluated TSR in head and neck cancer. Methods Four databases (Scopus, Medline, PubMed and Web of Science) were searched using the term tumo(u)...

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Main Authors: Alhadi Almangush, Rasheed Omobolaji Alabi, Giuseppe Troiano, Ricardo D. Coletta, Tuula Salo, Matti Pirinen, Antti A. Mäkitie, Ilmo Leivo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08222-8