Open AccessTumour-Associated Tissue Eosinophilia in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma- A Boon or a Bane?
Author(s) -
Shweta Yellapurkar,
Srikant Natarajan,
Karen Boaz,
Mohan Baliga,
Prashanth Shetty,
Nidhi Manaktala,
Mukul Prasad,
Mahalakshmi Ravi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16440.7637
Subject(s) - pathology , staining , medicine , eosinophil , carcinoma , h&e stain , eosinophilia , asthma
The infiltration of tumour stroma by eosinophils, Tumour-Associated Tissue Eosinophilia (TATE) is known to modulate the evolution of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). Identification of eosinophils in the inflammatory stroma has been proven to be an important factor in prognostication of malignant tumours including cancers of mouth, oesophagus, larynx, pharynx, breast, lung, intestine and genitourinary tract.