نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دندانپزشک، کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 دانشیار، مرکز تحقیقات دندانپزشکی، گروه پاتولوژی دهان، فک و صورت، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 دانشیار، مرکز تحقیقات مواد دندانی، گروه پاتولوژی دهان، فک و صورت، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
چکیده
تازه های تحقیق
لاله ملکی: PubMed, Google Scholar
سعیده خالصی: PubMed, Google Scholar
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Introduction: Most patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are diagnosed at an advanced stage. The present study aimed to compare the frequency of Langerhans cells in OSCC with and without cervical lymph node involvement.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study conducted at the School of Dentistry in 2024-2025, 20 OSCC samples with cervical lymph node involvement (group 1) and 20 OSCC samples without cervical lymph node involvement (group 2) were selected from the archives of the Oral Pathology Department of Isfahan Dental School and Ayatollah Kashani Hospital. To determine the number of Langerhans cells, the samples underwent immunohistochemical staining for the CD1a marker, and the number of Langerhans cells within the tumor was counted. The obtained data were statistically analyzed using independent t-tests, chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Fisher's exact tests. P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean number of Langerhans cells in group 1 was significantly lower than that in group 2 (P < 0.001). The mean number of these cells did not differ significantly in the two groups based on age, gender, tumor size, neural invasion, and histopathological grade (P < 0.05). The mean number of Langerhans cells showed a significant difference based on lymphovascular invasion and clinical stage (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: A significant decrease in the number of Langerhans cells is associated with cervical lymph node involvement. Therefore, examining these cells can be helpful in determining prognosis and determining more appropriate treatment methods.
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