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Immunological assessment of patients having carcinoma of the larynx and laryngopharynx

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Neoplastic cells are antigenically different from normal cells. The antigens of tumour cells induce cellular and humoral responses. It is the cellular response which is mainly responsible in effecting cytotoxic immunological reaction against the neoplasm. The assessment of cellular response in vivo is being done with skin sensitisation test such as the Mantoux test and D.N.C.B. test. The responses in the patients are assessed and co-related with histological grading and clinical staging of the tumour. This assessment helps in understanding the prognosis of the disease in patients suffering from cancer of the larynx and laryngo-pharynx.

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  1. S. K. De

    Present address: Burdwan Medical College, India

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  1. E.N.T. Department, India

    A. Sinha

  2. ENT Department, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, India

    S. K. De

  3. Department of Pathology, India

    S. Biswas & K. P. Sen Gupta

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Sinha, A., De, S.K., Biswas, S. et al. Immunological assessment of patients having carcinoma of the larynx and laryngopharynx. Indian J Otolaryngol 30, 109–111 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992199

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