Galectin 3 expression in regional lymph nodes and lymph node metastases of oral squamous cell carcinomas

Galectin 3 expression in regional lymph nodes and lymph node metastases of oral squamous cell carcinomas

Abstract Background Neck dissection is standard in surgical management of oral squamous cell carcinomas (oscc). However, the immunologic link between primary tumor and lymph nodes is insufficiently understood. Galectin 3 (Gal3) promotes M2 polarization of macrophages and contributes to immunosuppres...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Falk Wehrhan, Maike Büttner-Herold, Luitpold Distel, Jutta Ries, Patrick Moebius, Raimund Preidl, Carol I. Geppert, Friedrich W. Neukam, Marco Kesting, Manuel Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Oscc
Lymph node
Metastasis
Oral cancer
Galectin 3
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4726-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4726-6

Similar Items