title: Classification of lymphocytes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies.
abstract: Seven biopsies taken from nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues were analyzed with regard to infiltrating B or T lymphocytes. The vast majority of these cells had the capacity to form SRBC rosettes (mean 87%) and were thus classified as T cells. Varying proportions of these were blast-transformed suggesting that they represented a host response against the tumor.
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007104:Immune Adherence Reaction; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell