PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - L Lauriola AU - F Michetti AU - S Sentinelli AU - D Cocchia TI - Detection of S-100 labelled cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. AID - 10.1136/jcp.37.11.1235 DP - 1984 Nov 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 1235--1238 VI - 37 IP - 11 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/37/11/1235.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/37/11/1235.full SO - J Clin Pathol1984 Nov 01; 37 AB - S-100 antigen containing cells with dendritic features, recognisable by morphological and immunohistochemical criteria as belonging to the Langerhans' or interdigitating reticulum cell type, have been found in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The presence of these cells, which have a special function of antigen presentation in immune responses, may be involved in a possible modulation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated Epstein-Barr virus infection and host-tumour interactions.