Immunohistochemical study of macrophages subpopulations associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, with and without metastasis

ABSTRACT Introduction: Stromal cells interact with tumor cells and play an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can exhibit M1 phenotype, important immune effector cells, or M2 phenotype, able to suppress the function of M1 macrophages and influence...

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Main Authors: Natália G. Barbosa, Melka C. Sá, Leão P. Pinto, Roseana A. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000600415&lng=en&tlng=en