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. 2017 Apr 25;7:46732. doi: 10.1038/srep46732

Figure 6. DCIS progression model.

Figure 6

The spatial disruption of crosstalk between myoepithelial and epithelial cells through a wedge like protruding tongue of tumor cells, leads, in the case of SHH, towards myoepithelial cell deficiency and tumor cell dissemination, and, in the case of SLIT2, to a worsening of the local milieu, both having consequences for patient survival.