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High endothelial venules

Help or hindrance in the quest for antitumor immunity?

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Article: e24272 | Received 08 Mar 2013, Accepted 12 Mar 2013, Published online: 01 May 2013
 

Abstract

Recently, a number of studies have documented the presence of high endothelial venules in both mouse and human tumors. The significance of these highly specialized blood vessels within neoplastic lesions, and notably their capacity to influence anticancer immune responses and tumor progression, remains to be fully understood.