Background and objectives: Intraoperative frozen section analysis of surgical margins is widely used in head and neck cancer surgery. Their use in management of oral squamous cell carcimoma (SCC) and…
Background and objectives: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding double-stranded RNA with size of approximately 22 nucleotides, and those inhibit protein translation by binding the 3 f-untranslated region of target mRNAs….
Objectives: Since hematogeneous tumor cell dissemination is a key event in tumor progression we assessed the prognostic significance of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in BM and circulating tumor cells (CTCs)…
Background and objectives: Recent studies show that interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a role in tumor development and expansion. However, available information related to the prognostic significance of IL-6 for oral squamous…
Background and objectives: The clinical and radiological detection of persistent or recurrent cervical metastasis is difficult in the early phase after surgery and/or radiotherapy. Computed tomograpy (CT) is used in…
Background and objectives: To study the efficacy Nd:YAG laser in the management of oral leukoplakia. Methods: The study comprises of minimum 20 patients, with clinically diagnosed oral leukoplakia attending the…
Global cancer statistical data show that Central Europe has one of the highest incidence rates of oral cancer worldwide mainly in men’s population. Early detection is extremely important as it…
Introduction: Epidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity has been classically associated with male patients over the age of 50, with chronic consumption of tobacco, alcohol. In recent years is increasing…
Introduction: Surgery usually is the first step and is an important treatment for oral cancer. Because of pre-existing submucous fibrosis, tissue swelling, and distorted anatomic structure, it is very difficult…
Introduction: There is evidence to suggest that the number, type and location of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes may be a strong prognostic indicator in colon cancer. The purpose of this preliminary investigation…
