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. 2015 Jan-Apr;19(1):7-9.
doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.157191.

CELLULAR CANNIBALISM

Alka Kale  1
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CELLULAR CANNIBALISM

Alka Kale. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2015 Jan-Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Mechanism of cannibalism represented schematically
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph showing stages of cannibalism: (a) Initial stage, (b) crescent shape nucleus of host cell and partial engulfment, (c) complete engulfment and (d) dead engulfed cell (H&E stain, ×1,000). H&E = Hematoxylin and eosin
Figure 3
Figure 3
Hand drawn illustration of mechanism of cannibalism. (a) Cannibalistic cell in close proximity to tumor cell, (b) crescent shape nucleus of cannibalistic cell engulfing the tumor cell, (c) tumor cell totally engulfed by cannibalistic cell and (d) degeneration of tumor cell within the cannibalistic cell
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