Abstract
The fibrinolytic activity in tumour cells from 52 human bronchogenic carcinomas was studied by the histochemical technique described by Todd. A comparatively high fibrinolytic activity was found in tumour cells from 40–50% of bronchogenic carcinomas classified as epidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, while the majority of small cell anaplastic carcinomas had a comparatively low fibrinolytic activity. No correlation was found between fibrinolytic activity and local lymph node involvement. However, in epidermoid carcinomas, the frequency of intravascular tumour growth was increased significantly in tumours with high fibrinolytic activity compared to tumours with low fibrinolytic activity. Three bronchial adenomas separately studied showed high fibrinolytic activity.
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