Advances in Relationship Between the Number of Infiltrating Dendritic Cell and the Postoperative Prognosis of Digestive Malignant Tumor / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the advances in t he relationship between the number of infiltrating dendritic cells and the posto perative prognosis of digestive malignant tumor. Methods The literature in recent years on the rela tionship between the number of infiltrating dendritic cells and the postoperativ e prognosis of digestive malignant tumor was reviewed.Results The number of infiltrating dendritic cells among esophageal cancer,and gastric carcinoma,colonic cancer and pancreatic canc er was associated with a better prognosis.Conclusion The population density of dendritic cel ls among the malignant tissue could be regarded as an independent indicator in e stimating the postoperative prognosis of malignant tumor.