Tumor infiltrative growth pattern correlates with the immune microenvironment and is an independent factor for lymph node metastasis and prognosis in stage T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Yuanyuan Zhao, Enwei Xu, Xuanqin Yang, Yong Zhang, Hong Chen, Ying Wang, Mulan Jin
Topics & Concepts
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesStage (stratigraphy)MedicineLymph nodeH&E stainEsophagectomyLymphadenectomyMetastasisT-stageOncologyCancerPathologyInternal medicineEsophageal cancerImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyBiologyPaleontologyEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer Cells and Metastasis