title: Surgical immunology: a historical review of its role in the armamentarium of the surgical oncologist.
abstract: Immunology is taking its place in multimodality therapy of malignant diseases-currently an adjuvant role. Historical development of this role and definition of terms and principles are herein presented in brief fashion.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis