Cytology of delayed hypersensitivity reaction in patients with malignant tumors.
A modification of the "skin window" method is proposed for investigation of delayed hypersensitivity in patients with tumors. The principle of the modified method consists in an antigen injection into the site of lesion. Patients with tumors showed a strikingly lowered lymphoid cells and eosinophilic and basophilic granulocytes than the controls.
D000917:Antibody Formation; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm