Tumour cell invasion into blood vessels is significantly related to breast cancer subtypes and decreased survival

Conclusions
Our findings indicate that BVI by tumour cells is strongly associated with aggressive tumour features including a basal-like phenotype, and BVI was an independent prognostic factor in contrast to what was found for LVI.

Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - March 20, 2017 Category: Pathology Authors: Klingen, T. A., Chen, Y., Stefansson, I. M., Knutsvik, G., Collett, K., Abrahamsen, A. L., Aase, H., Aas, H., Aas, T., Wik, E., Akslen, L. A. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Breast cancer Original article Source Type: research