Figure 2.
Histopathological observation and immunohistochemical verification of TLS. The TLS present in GC tissue (A–D) (blue arrow). MECA-79 and CD21 were used to verify the accuracy of the morphological evaluation of TLS. HEVs (A–C) (red arrow, MECA-79+) and venules (A–C) (black arrow, MECA-79−) are shown closing around the TLS. CD21-marked FDCs (E,F) (blue arrow, CD21+) are observed in the TLS. TLS, tertiary lymphoid structure; GC, gastric cancer; HEVs, high endothelial venules; FDCs, follicular dendritic cells.