Publications by authors named "Haruyo Tsuchihashi"
Int J Oncol
November 2020
Article Synopsis
- The cell-in-cell phenomenon (CiCP) describes how one cell can be incorporated into another, with two main types: emperipolesis (hematopoietic cells being incorporated) and cell cannibalism (tumor cells incorporating other cells).
- A study analyzed 239 peritoneal cavity fluid samples and found that CiCP was significantly more common in ascites compared to peritoneal washings, particularly in tumor-positive specimens.
- Most incorporated cells were lymphocytes, primarily by macrophages through emperipolesis, with neutrophil incorporation rates being higher in tumor-positive samples, indicating a potential link between CiCP and cancer.
