Peritumoral infiltrate in the prognosis of epidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity

INTRODUCTION: Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity present deficits in their cellular immunity that contribute to neoplastic growth. Thus, the inflammatory activity, such as the immunological response to the tumor, can be used as a prognostic factor.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the co...

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Main Authors: Vivian Regina Affonso, José Raphael de Moura Campos Montoro, Luiz Carlos Conti de Freitas, Fabiano Pinto Saggioro, Luiz de Souza, Rui Celso Martins Mamede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000400416&lng=en&tlng=en