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B lymphocytes and tertiary lymphoid structures have a prognostic impact on penile squamous cell carcinoma.
The journal of pathology. Clinical research - 1 Nov 2025
Zavillová Nicolette, Waldauf Petr, Kendall Bártů Michaela, Čapka David, Hojný Jan, Prouzová Zuzana, Matěj Radoslav, Zachoval Roman, Hrudka Jan
Abstract excerpt
Several prognostic markers, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, which have been recently identified in penile squamous cell carcinoma (pSCC), have focused mostly on T cells. The prognostic role of B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) has not yet been sufficiently described. We examined whole tissue sections histopathologically for TLSs and immunohistochemically for CD20 and CD138. The B-cell...
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