Mesenchymal–epithelial transition in lymph node metastases of oral squamous cell carcinoma is accompanied by ZEB1 expression

Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), an HPV-negative head and neck cancer, frequently metastasizes to the regional lymph nodes but only occasionally beyond. Initial phases of metastasis are associated with an epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), while the consolidation phase...

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Main Authors: Kai Horny, Christoph Sproll, Lukas Peiffer, Frauke Furtmann, Patricia Gerhardt, Jan Gravemeyer, Nikolas H. Stoecklein, Ivelina Spassova, Jürgen C. Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04102-w