Analysis of Dendritic Cells in Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Endometrial and Patients With Cervical Cancers

ÖZCAN KARA P. P., AYHAN A., Caner B., GÜLTEKİN M., UĞUR Ö., BOZKURT M. F., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, vol.19, no.7, pp.1239-1243, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181b3e616
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1239-1243
  • Keywords: Endometrial cancer, Sentinel lymph node, Dendritic cell, Cervical cancer, Immunostimulation, Immunosupression, S-100, CD1a, CD 83, PATENT BLUE, COMBINATION, WOMEN, INJECTION
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the immune response in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) of patients with endometrial and patients with cervical cancers by analyzing the number of S-100-, CD1a-, CD83-positive (+) dendritic cells that are the major antigen-presenting cells.