2001
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Santin A, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G, Hermonat P. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Contain Higher Numbers of Type 1 Cytokine Expressors and DR+ T Cells Compared with Lymphocytes from Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes and Peripheral Blood in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix. Gynecologic Oncology 2001, 81: 424-432. PMID: 11371133, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCD4-CD8 RatioCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-4Lymph NodesLymphocytesLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReceptors, Interleukin-2Th1 CellsTh2 CellsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsType 1 cytokinesLymph nodesPeripheral bloodT cellsTumor tissueLymphocyte subsetsStage IB-IIA cervical cancerAntigen-experienced T lymphocytesIB-IIA cervical cancerTumor draining lymph nodeActivation markers HLA-DREarly activation markers CD25Draining Lymph NodesMarkers HLA-DRType 2 cytokinesCervical cancer patientsRegional lymph nodesActivation markers CD25Tumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesMajor leukocyte populationsFunction of lymphocytesCervical tumor tissuesDifferent anatomical sitesHLA-DRUterine cervix
1998
Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing?
Santin A, Parham G. Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing? Gynecologic Oncology 1998, 68: 1-3. PMID: 9454650, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmune SystemLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingConceptsLymph node dissectionNode dissectionLymph nodesProphylactic lymph node dissectionRoutine lymph node dissectionRegional lymph nodesRecent immunological studiesTreatment of patientsEarly-stage solid tumorsEarly-stage cancerEarly-stage malignanciesManagement of cancerElective lymphadenectomyTherapeutic dissectionAntitumor reactivitySalvage rateBloc resectionSurgical interventionPrimary tumorRegional nodesStage cancerLymphatic pathwaysMatter of controversySolid tumorsImmune system