title: Effect of low doses of interleukin-2 injected perilymphatically and peritumorally in patients with advanced primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: For 10 days, four patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck received two daily injections of 100 units of natural IL-2, one around the tumor, the second near the tumor-draining lymph nodes. No side effects were observed. Histologic and ultrastructural examination of tumor and lymph nodes recovered at surgery showed that in many instances neoplastic cells were intermingled with numerous lymphocytes and eosinophils. Lymph nodes displayed hyperplasia of both cortical and paracortical areas and epithelioid venules infiltrated by lymphocytes and granulocytes. In a few cases, a decrease or disappearance of neoplastic lesions was also documented both clinically and histologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Pathology, University of Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Musiani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Campora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valitutti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castellino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calearo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cortesina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giovarelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jemma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Stefani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2