… crucial role of regional lymph nodes (RLN) in defense against tumor progression. RLN are
… contact with tumor cells or tumor-cell products and are important in the generation of tumor-…

… of tumor-draining lymph nodes, we observed that nodes close to tumor showed reduced …
functional activity of nodes, we examined the immunocompetence of individually oriented …

… Human tumors may express VEGF-C and/or VEGF-D.68, 84 Given the findings of animal
studies and the reported expression of these cytokines in many different human tumors, the …

… Our recent findings in human malignant melanomas, that increased lymphatic vessel
density was the single-most significant, independent prognostic indicator to predict whether the …

… Our approach has been through the develop ment of a human hybridoma … lymph nodes
of cancer patients. The resulting hybridomas have secreted MAbs reactive with human tumor-…

… lymph nodes (RLNs) draining malignant human tumors, one of the first components of the
human immune system to have contact with tumor … first barrier against tumor progression 1 . …

… tumors and metastatic spread of malignant cells [1–4]. The role of regional lymph nodes in
human cancer is unclear Lymph nodes … in regional lymph nodes may favor tumor progression […

… and human tumors, and high IFP is associated with poor prognosis in human cancer. The …
work by using A-07 human melanoma xenografts as models of cancer in humans. IFP was …

… Mesenteric lymph nodes differ from the peripheral lymph nodes: several arteries penetrate
the capsule rather than a single artery entering at an invaginated hilum. The sinuses are more …

… responses in human colorectal cancer according to metastatic lymph node or distant organ
… contexture has been demonstrated in many other human tumors and appears to be a general …