Over the last decade, C-type lectin-like receptors (CTLRs), expressed mostly by myeloid
cells, have gained increasing attention for their role in the fine tuning of both innate and …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the world's top ten most
common cancers. Current survival rates are poor with only 50% of patients expected to …

Background Prognosis of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) has been
recently improved by cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy …

It has long been recognised that the function of platelets in health and disease span far
beyond their roles in haemostasis and thrombosis. The observation that tumour cells induce …

Pula B, Jethon A, Piotrowska A, Gomulkiewicz A, Owczarek T, Calik J, Wojnar A, Witkiewicz
W, Rys J, Ugorski M, Dziegiel P & Podhorska‐Okolow M (2011) Histopathology 59, 1249 …

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have identified podoplanin, a mucin-type transmembrane
glycoprotein, as a biomarker for oral cancer risk in patients with oral leukoplakia (OPL). The …

Podoplanin is a small mucin-like transmembrane protein expressed in several adult tissues
and with an important role during embryogenesis. It is needed for the proper development of …

Precondition for tumor lymphatic metastasis is that tumor cells induce formation of original
and newborn lymphatic vessels and invade surrounding lymphatic vessels in tumor stroma …

In patients with early head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), occult lymph node
metastasis is difficult to predict by clinical or pathological parameters. However, such …

NANOG, a key regulator of pluripotency and self-renewal in embryonic and adult stem cells,
is frequently overexpressed in multiple cancers, including oral squamous cell carcinoma …