Part 2 Reactions Associated with Neoplasia and Immune Deficient States
edited by E. Grundmann, E. Vollmer.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1991
(ix, 225 pages 88 illustrations)
Current topics in pathology, 84/2.
Reaction Patterns of Lymph Nodes in the Development and Spread of Cancer --;Patterns of Fibronectin Induction in Lymph Nodes Affected by Metastatic Growth of Adenocarcinomas --;Macrophages/Reticulum Cells in Early and Late Phases of Lymphogenous Metastasis --;Primary Immunodeficiency Syndromes and Their Manifestations in Lymph Nodes --;Immunological Dysregulation of Lymph Nodes in AIDS Patients --;Lymph Node Reaction Patterns in Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex.
The induction of fibronectin in lymph nodes is effected by tumor cells forming a special part of the extracellular matrix. The multifunctional fibronec- tin molecule serves as a mediator between tumor cells and fibroblasts, furthering the formation of tumor stroma.