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. 1981 Dec;34(12):1343–1348. doi: 10.1136/jcp.34.12.1343

Tumour-associated eosinophilia: a review.

D Lowe, J Jorizzo, M S Hutt
PMCID: PMC494593  PMID: 7035499

Abstract

In a recent study of cervical carcinoma, 13 cases with a marked eosinophil infiltrate around the tumour were found. The histological appearance of the tumours was distinctive and suggested a specific response, similar to the lymphocyte infiltration in medullary carcinoma of the breast and seminoma. A review of published reports shows that tumour-associated tissue eosinophilia (TATE) and tumour-associated blood eosinophilia (TABE) may be seen in tumours of different histological types from different anatomical sites, and may occur together or separately. Tumours with TATE alone appear to have a better prognosis that those without, while TABE is associated with tumor spread and a poor prognosis.

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