Nuclear metallothionein in oral squamous cell carcinoma: clinicopathological parameters and patient survival

• Main Authors: Girlene Maria do Rego BEZERRA (Author), Flávia Sirotheau Corrêa PONTES (Author), Nicolau CONTE NETO (Author), Liliane Silva do NASCIMENTO (Author), Lucas Lacerda de SOUZA (Author), Décio dos Santos PINTO JUNIOR (Author), Hélder Antônio Rebelo PONTES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the immunoexpression of methallothionein in oral squamous cell carcinoma as well as to address the correlation with clinical features, histological grade and patient survival. Samples were collected from 93 patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma w...