CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research (Jan 2015)

Cellular cannibalism: An insight

  • Deepti Sharma,
  • George Koshy,
  • Sonal Grover,
  • Shinu Koshy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2348-3334.149339
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 14 – 18

Abstract

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The phenomenon of cell cannibalism refers to the engulfment of cells within other cells. It is an unusual phenomenon associated with poor prognosis of high-grade cancers. It has been suggested that cannibalism may represent a sort of "feeding" activity aimed at sustaining survival and progression of malignant tumor cells in an unfavorable microenvironment. There is a paucity of literature relevant to cell in cell phenomenon associated with oral cancer. In this review, an attempt has been made to unveil the intricacies of cellular engulfments.

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