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. 2014 Aug 28;20(32):11216–11229. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11216

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Tumour components. The stromal reaction of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is comprised of pancreatic stellate cells (stromal cells), abundant extracellular matrix (ECM), blood vessels/endothelial cells, immune cells and nerves/neurons[43]. The interaction between cancer cells and the components of stroma facilitates cancer progression. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier (Apte et al[43]).

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