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SUBMITTER: Gupta V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6210537 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Vijayalaxmi V Yull Fiona F Khabele Dineo D
Cancers 20180929 10
Ovarian cancer, a rare but fatal disease, has been a challenging area in the field of gynecological cancer. Ovarian cancer is characterized by peritoneal metastasis, which is facilitated by a cross-talk between tumor cells and other cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). In epithelial ovarian cancer, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute over 50% of cells in the peritoneal TME and malignant ascites, and are potential targets for therapy. Here, we review the bipolar nature of TAMs an ...[more]