Takako Asano

Desmoplastic reaction at the invasive front of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: prognostic impact and associations with tumour invasiveness and immune–inflammatory status

Desmoplastic reaction (DR), characterised by myxoid stroma and keloid-like collagen, is a poor prognostic factor in several types of cancer. We investigated the impact of stromal DR status on recurrence and prognosis in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC...