Figure 2.
Myofibroblasts are intimately associated with CRC lymph node metastases. Costaining of paraffin-embedded sections of lymph nodes with αSMA (green) for myofibroblasts and AUA-1 (red) to identify epithelial cells. (A) Normal lymph node × 20 magnification. (B) Isolated tumour cells × 20 magnification.(C) and (D) Micrometastasis × 20 magnification. (E) and (F) Macrometastasis × 10 magnification. (G) and (H) Macrometastasis with signet ring cell morphology × 20 magnification. All from different patients apart from (G) and (H).