An overview on "cellular cannibalism” with special reference to oral squamous cell carcinoma

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2015
• Main Author: Jain, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2015
• Subjects: Reviews
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145540
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: An overview on "cellular cannibalism” with special reference to oral squamous cell carcinoma / M. Jain // Experimental Oncology. — 2015. — Т. 37, № 4. — С. 242-245. — Бібліогр.: 31 назв. — англ.

Cellular cannibalism has been defined as a large cell engulfing a slightly smaller one within its cytoplasm. It has been described in various cancers like bladder cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cellular canniba­lism has been well correlated with ana...