Premium
Mast cells and the nodal sinus reaction in breast cancer
Author(s) -
THORESEN S.,
HARTVEIT F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1982.tb02771.x
Subject(s) - mast cell , sinus (botany) , breast cancer , histiocyte , medicine , pathology , cancer , biology , immunology , botany , genus
Mast cell counts in the sinuses of axillary nodes from breast cancer patients are shown to vary with the type of sinus reaction present. Few scattered mast cells were found in association with sinus histiocytosis. A mixed reaction, in which fewer histiocytes were present and more round cells, was accompanied by a significant increase in mast cell count, which in sinus catarrh showed a decrease. The possible role of sinus mast cells in relation to tumour spread is discussed.