Editorial
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2024; 12(6): 1045-1049
Published online Feb 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i6.1045
Tumor deposits in axillary adipose tissue in patients with breast cancer: Do they matter?
Muhammed Mubarak, Rahma Rashid, Shaheera Shakeel
Muhammed Mubarak, Rahma Rashid, Shaheera Shakeel, Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript; Mubarak M conceived the idea; Mubarak M and Rashid R did literature search; Mubarak M wrote the preliminary draft; Mubarak M, Rashid R, and Shakeel S critically reviewed and approved the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict-of-interest.
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Corresponding author: Muhammed Mubarak, MD, Professor, Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Dewan Farooq Medical Complex, Chand Bibi Road, Karachi, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan. drmubaraksiut@yahoo.com
Received: November 13, 2023
Peer-review started: November 13, 2023
First decision: January 9, 2024
Revised: January 10, 2024
Accepted: January 31, 2024
Article in press: January 31, 2024
Published online: February 26, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this editorial, we comment on a case report by Li et al published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Clinical Cases. According to the authors of this article, the objective of presenting this case was to bring to attention the detection and reporting of tumor deposits (TDs) in breast cancer. TDs are being increasingly detected and reported in many other types of surgically resected cancers, but in this editorial article, we will focus specifically on the significance of TDs in primary breast carcinoma.