Open AccessImmunomorphological patterns of cervical lymph nodes in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Vidyadevi Chandavarkar,
K. Uma,
R. Sangeetha,
Mithilesh Mishra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.151311
Subject(s) - lymph , lymph node , pathology , medicine , germinal center , cervical lymph nodes , histopathology , primary tumor , carcinoma , cancer , metastasis , b cell , immunology , antibody
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) comprises 80% of the cancers of the oral cavity. Metastases to the cervical lymph nodes affects prognosis. Studying lymph node reactivity may help to understand host immune reaction against the tumor and thus influence prognosis.