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Objective: Syndecan-1 is a cell surface heparan sulphate proteoglycan which participates in cell proliferation, cell migration and cell-matrix interactions. Epithelial syndecan-1 expression is reduced in several malignant tumours, but in breast and pancreatic cancer, increased expression has also been described. Loss of epithelial syndecan-1 has been associated with poor prognosis in some forms of cancer, but previous findings in breast cancer have been contradictory. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the immunohistochemical expression of syndecan-1 in a series of 200 patients with invasive breast cancer with a median follow-up of 17 years. Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens were stained using a monoclonal antibody against syndecan-1. Results: Syndecan-1 was expressed in the epithelium in 61% and in the stroma in 67% of the tumours …