What does "tumour budding" mean? _tumour budding, lymphocytic infiltration and resection margins are established factors that influence the outcome of colorectal cancer_ (1) In this context what does "tumour budding" mean? Reference (1) A. Bolocan, D. Ion, D.N. Ciocan, D.N Paduraru. _Chirurgia_ (2012) 107:555-563. Introduction/0

Tumor ‘budding’ is loosely defined as the presence of individual cells and small clusters of tumor cells at the invasive front of carcinomas. A study of the measure of budding can give an insight into how fast the disease might propogate.

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