Correction to: BMC Cancer 21, 920 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08656-0

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors noticed an incorrect affiliation for Christine Stürken and Udo Schumacher. The correct affiliations are as follows:

Christine Stürken

Institute of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.

Udo Schumacher

Institute of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.

The affiliations have been correctly published in this correction and the original article [1] has been updated.