Desmoplasia in cervical cancer is associated with a more aggressive tumor phenotype

Autor: Benjamin Wolf, Laura Weydandt, Nadja Dornhöfer, Grit Gesine Ruth Hiller, Anne Kathrin Höhn, Ivonne Nel, Rakesh K. Jain, Lars-Christian Horn, Bahriye Aktas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46340-4
Popis: Abstract In cancer of the uterine cervix, the role of desmoplasia, i.e., peritumoral stromal remodeling characterized by fibroblast activation and increased extracellular matrix deposition, is not established. We conducted a retrospective cohort study based on data from 438 patients who had undergone surgical treatment for cervical cancer as part of the prospective Leipzig Mesometrial Resection study between 1999 and 2021. Using non-parametric tests, Kaplan–Meier plotting, and Cox regression modeling, we calculated the prognostic impact of desmoplasia and its association with other risk factors. Desmoplasia was present in 80.6% of cases and was associated with a higher frequency of lymphovascular space involvement (76.5 vs. 56.5%, p
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