title: Mast cell and eosinophil infiltration in various types of solid malignant tumors.
abstract: 50 biopsy samples of solid malignant tumors were studied for the presence and numbers of mast cells and eosinophils in the tumor parenchyma and tumors' stromata. Eosinophil infiltrations were very abundant at sites where hemosiderin deposits were present. It is probable that the eosinophils infiltration occurs as a response to the presence of intraerythrocytic facultative pathogens that oxidize hemoglobin and cause its conversion into hemosiderin.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Biologii Rozwoju Człowieka, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Srebro
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiliński
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dziobek
mesh_terms: D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*