Open AccessImmuno-reactivity of excised lymph nodes in neck dissections of squamous cell carcinomas of oral cavity
Author(s) -
G Suchitra,
Rudrayya S Puranik,
Shrinivas S. Vanaki,
B Ganesh Prasad,
Nikhil I Malgaonkar
Publication year - 2015
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.164520
Subject(s) - lymph , germinal center , lymph node , medicine , pathology , histopathology , stage (stratigraphy) , metastasis , lymphocyte , histology , biology , cancer , b cell , immunology , antibody , paleontology
Regional lymph nodes play an important role in acting as anatomic barriers to systemic dissemination of tumor cells. This reflects in the host immunologic response. Oral squamous cell carcinoma, is known to be associated with early deficiencies of cell-mediated immunity, the pathology of which is reflected in the histology of the regional lymph nodes.