TEK and neoplasm: Among them, tumor-associated myeloid cells (TAMCs) also include five different myeloid cell groups: tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), monocytes expressing angiopoietin-2 receptor Tie2 (Tie2 expressing monocytes or TEM), myeloid suppressor cells (MDSCs), and tumor-associated dendritic cells (Kim and Bae, 2016).