Adenoma-infiltrating Lymphocytes (AILs) are a Potential Marker of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Polydorides A, Mukherjee B, Gruber S, McKenna B, Appelman H, Greenson J. Adenoma-infiltrating Lymphocytes (AILs) are a Potential Marker of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2008, 32: 1661-1666. PMID: 18753941, PMCID: PMC3500084, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e31816ffa80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndromeColorectal adenomasControl adenomasHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer patientsColorectal cancer syndromePresence of high-grade dysplasiaTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHigh-grade dysplasiaPresence of necrosisNumbers of mitotic figuresColorectal cancer patientsHost immune responseVillous componentCancer syndromesLack of dirty necrosisSerrated architectureMicrosatellite-unstable colorectal cancersPatient ageGeneral populationPoor differentiationDirty necrosisInexpensive markerHistological featuresColorectal cancerAdenomas