Lung cancer desmoplasia. Fluorescence light micrograph of a stromal desmoplastic reaction associated with lung cancer. Desmoplasia is the growth of fi

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Lung cancer desmoplasia. Fluorescence light micrograph of a stromal desmoplastic reaction associated with lung cancer. Desmoplasia is the growth of fibrous or connective tissue, and may occur around a neoplasm (cancer), causing dense fibrosis. Here, the connective tissue associated with the tumour has thickened in a similar manner to scar formation. Cancer cells are shown in red, while cell nuclei are shown in cyan. The stroma/desmoplasia region is shown in green, while an active stroma-specific marker shows as purple.

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