Prognostic significance of lymphocytic infiltration in radiation-treated uterine cervix carcinoma.
In a retrospective series of 45 patients with uterine cervix carcinoma Stage Ib and IIa who had been treated by radiation, biopsy material obtained prior to treatment was reevaluated for the presence of lymphocytic infiltration. The analysis based on 5 degrees of the intensity of stromal reaction has shown that the presence of lymphocytic infiltration, the intensity of which was significantly related to the proportion of blood vessels in stroma, was connected with a favorable outcome of treatment. The results suggest that vascular density being the determinant factor in oxygenation of the cancer tissue and its radiotherapeutic control may also play an important role in the immunological reaction against the tumor.
D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*