Head and Neck Tumor (IMAGE)

Mass Eye and Ear

Head and Neck Tumor

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A head and neck tumor (squamous cell carcinoma) stained for markers of cancer (p63; brown) and partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (LAMB3; red) demonstrates cells having undergone a unique transition at the tumor's outer edge. New research suggests that this transition may be responsible for cancer spread and metastasis to lymph nodes.

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