TAMs expressing M2-phenotype markers CD163+ or CD206+ were found to be dispersed from tumor cells, and clustered with stromal cells (CD163: nK(25) = 0.77 and 1.15, respectively, p<0.01; CD206: nK(25) = 0.70 and 1.17, respectively, p<0.01). This evidence concerns the gene MRC1 and neoplasm.