The association of mast cell density with myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma: A preliminary report

CİNEL Z. L., ABAN Ü. M., baştürk m., ertunc d., Arpaci R., dilek s., ...More

PATHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, vol.205, no.4, pp.255-258, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 205 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.prp.2008.10.011
  • Journal Name: PATHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.255-258
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

It is known that cancer is not a single transformational event. It is rather a multistage process involving complex interactions with the surrounding cellular microenvironment. Mast cells accumulate at sites of tumor growth in response to numerous chemoattractants. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between mast cell density (MCD) and myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinomas.