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Immunoexpression of cleaved caspase-3 shows lower apoptotic area indices in lip carcinomas than in intraoral cancer

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate apoptosis by assessing cleaved caspase-3 immunoexpression in hyperplastic, potentially malignant disorder (PMD), and malignant tumors in intraoral and lower lip sites. Material and Methods A retrospective study using paraffin blocks with tissues from pa...

Single transverse extended incision for radical neck dissection

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the efficacy of the single transverse extended cervical incision in radical neck dissection. Method: we conducted a prospective study, from January 2008 to January 2009, with 18 patients undergoing surgical treatment of malignant tumors of the upper aero-digestive tract. T...

A importância do diagnóstico precoce de câncer bucal em idosos
The importance of early diagnosis of oral cancer in the elderly

Mesmo com o avanço das modalidades terapêuticas para o tratamento do câncer, o carcinoma epidermoide oral possui elevadas taxas de mortalidade. Este artigo teve por finalidade revisar e discutir essa questão. Grande parte dos casos diagnosticados da doença é detectada em sua fase avançada, em indi...

Cáncer oral en Chile: revisión de la literatura

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (6), 2016
Background: Oral cancer is a public health problem. Its world incidence in 2012, was 4.0 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Aim: To review the published literature on oral cancer in Chile. Material and Methods: Narrative review of the literature using databases such as Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar. ...

Organização dos serviços públicos de saúde bucal para diagnóstico precoce de desordens com potencial de malignização do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Resumo Estudo sobre a organização dos serviços públicos de saúde no estado do Rio de Janeiro referente ao diagnóstico precoce de desordens com potencial de malignização (DPM). Foram utilizados os dados secundários do banco do primeiro ciclo do Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e Qualidade da Atenç...

Oral lichen planus: clinical profile and determination of oral epithelial dysplasia

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is the most common noninfectious oral disease and is considered a potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). The etiology and pathogenesis of OLP are not completely understood and the malignant transformation remains under discussion. The aim was to asses the cytological and histol...

Prevalencia del virus papiloma humano en pacientes con diagnóstico de carcinoma escamoso de la cavidad oral

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (2), 2016
Aim: To establish the prevalence of HPV in patients with diagnose of Oral Squamous cell carcinoma, treated in the Instituto nacional del Cáncer in fresh tumoral samples. methods: Cross-sectional study. The inclusion criteria were patients over 18 years, histological diagnosis of Oral Squamous cell carci...

Odontoma complejo erupcionado: reporte de un caso

Los odontomas están compuestos de esmalte, dentina, cemento y tejido pulpar. Histológicamente se clasifican en 2 grupos: compuestos y complejos, mientras que clínicamente se clasifican en 3 tipos: odontoma central (intraóseo), odontoma periférico (extraóseo o de los tejidos blandos) y odontoma erup...

Carcinoma espinocelular de lengua: estudio de sobrevida a 5 años

El carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) es el cáncer oral más prevalente dentro de la población, representando aproximadamente el 90% de todas las neoplasias orales, y la lengua se alza como el sitio más común del CEC. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la sobrevida a los 5 años de los pacientes d...

Expression of Ki-67 and P16 INK4a in chemically-induced perioral squamous cell carcinomas in mice

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the influence of Ki-67 and P16INK4a proteins immunohistochemical expressions on the clinical and morphological parameters of perioral squamous cell carcinoma induced with 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (DMBA) in mice. Methods: we topically induced the lesions in the or...