Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
January 2017
Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of CD24, CD44, CD133, ALDH1, CD29 (integrin-β1), and Ki-67 in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
Study Design: Fifty-two tumors and 21 metastatic lymph nodes were evaluated by using immunohistochemistry.
Results: Seven of 52 cases (13.
Background: Salivary glands malignant neoplasms (SGMNs) account for 3-6% of head and neck cancers and 0.3% of all cancers. Tumor cells that express CD44 and CD24 exhibit a stem-cell-like behavior.
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