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SUBMITTER: Sadot E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4643387 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sadot Eran E Basturk Olca O Klimstra David S DS Gönen Mithat M Lokshin Anna A Do Richard Kinh Gian RK D'Angelica Michael I MI DeMatteo Ronald P RP Kingham T Peter TP Jarnagin William R WR Allen Peter J PJ
Annals of surgery 20151201 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate the association of tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) with malignant progression in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) and to study the cyst fluid from these lesions for biomarkers of the inflammation-carcinogenesis association.<h4>Background</h4>There is a strong link between TANs and malignant progression. Inflammatory mediators released by these cells may be a measurable surrogate marker of this progression.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated 78 resected ...[more]