Characterization of reactive stroma in prostate cancer: involvement of growth factors, metalloproteinase matrix, sexual hormones receptors and prostatic stem cells

Maurício Moreira da Silva Júnior, Wagner Eduardo Matheus, Patrick Vianna Garcia, Rafael Mamprim Stopiglia, Athanase Billis, Ubirajara Ferreira, Wagner José Fávaro

International braz j urol · 2015 · 21 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

It can be concluded that RStr may be a predictive marker of Pca progression, since it was associated with increase of growth factors, imbalance of androgen and estrogen receptors and presence of malign prostatic stem cells.

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