Macrophage infiltration of breast tumours: a prospective study. Issue 6 (June 1977)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lauder, I; Aherne, W; Stewart, J; Sainsbury, R
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 30:Issue 6(1977)
• Page Start: 563
• Page End: 568
• Publication Date: 1977-06
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.30.6.563
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : In 50 cases of infiltrating breast cancer investigated in a prospective study the number of macrophages within each tumour was assessed. The macrophages were identified by their cytoplasmic acid phosphatase activity. The number of lymphocytes and plasma cells within the tumours were graded by a scoring technique. Significantly fewer cases with metastases were found among those with high macrophage and plasma cell scores. There was no correlation between lymphoreticular infiltration and the degree of tumour differentiation, but in cases without metastases the lymphoreticular infiltration between tumour cells was nearly always only slight when the macrophage score was low.