Prognostic value of desmoplastic reaction and lymphocytic infiltration in the management of breast cancer.

Abstract

Many prognostic factors have been shown during these years, some connected to patient, some connected to neoplasm and others connected to the treatment. Recently many other prognostic factors have been recognized, among which the possible prognostic role of desmoplasia has been carefully valued. Certainly, today the prognostic value of desmoplastic reaction and lymphocytic infiltration cannot take the place of usual prognostic factors in the evaluation of breast cancer patient yet the desmoplastic reaction is a good prognostic index to estimate the survival in these patients.