Orientador: Estela Kaminagakura Tango / Co-orientador: Luiz Paulo Kowalski / Banca: Yasmin Rodarte Carvalho / Banca: Ademar Takahama Junior / Resumo: O carcinoma de células escamosas de boca (CCE) acomete principalmente fumantes e etilistas crônicos entre a 5a e 6a décadas de vida, sendo relativamente raro em pacientes jovens ( 40 anos de idade). Na literatura, não há relato a respeito da expressão proteica das enzimas metabolizadoras de drogas em CCE de boca neste grupo etário. A indução da expressão destas enzimas resulta na aceleração da detoxificação de substâncias tóxicas como também no aumento de metabólitos xenobióticos, e consequentemente maior risco de dano ao DNA. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a expressão proteica das enzimas envolvidas no processo de biotransformação do tabaco (CYP1A1 e CYP1B1) e do álcool (ALDH1 e ALDH2), entre os grupos teste (jovens ≤ 40 anos) e controle (≥ 50 anos), através da técnica de imuno-histoqímica em microarranjo de tecido (Tissue Microarray), e correlacionar estes resultados com as características clínicopatológicas e com o prognóstico dos pacientes. Foram avaliados 41 CCE primários de boca em pacientes jovens, coletados no período de 1970 a 2007, no Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço e Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital A.C. Camargo de São Paulo. Estes casos foram comparados com 59 controles que apresentam tumores em estádios clínicos e topografias similares. As variáveis entre os grupos foram comparadas através do teste x2. A expressão dos marcadores foi comparada entre os grupos por meio do teste de Mann-Whitney. Nas análises de sobrevida global, doença específica e livre de doença, as expressões dos marcadores foram dicotomizadas de acordo com a mediana. Gráficos de Kaplan-Meier foram construídos e o teste de logrank foi utilizado. O nível de confiança adotado foi de 5%. Os resultados revelaram que houve uma predominância de pacientes do gênero masculino, leucoderma, tabagista e etilista, com tumores localizados em língua, bem diferenciados e em estádio clínico avançado, sem... / Abstract: The oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) mainly affects smokers and chronic alcoholics between the fifth and sixth decades of life and it's relatively rare in young patients (≤ 40 years old). In the literature, there is no report regarding the protein expression of drug metabolizing enzymes in oral SCC in this age group. The induction of expression of these enzymes results in the acceleration of detoxification of toxic substances as well as in the increase of metabolites of xenobiotics and more risk of damage to AND consequently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protein expression of enzymes involved in the biotransformation of tobacco (CYP1A1 and CYP1B1) and alcohol (ALDH1 and ALDH2) between test group (young ≤ 40 years) and control group(≥ 50 years) by the immunohistochemistry technique on tissue microarray and to correlate the results with the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of patients. Forty-one primary oral SCC were evaluated in young patients, collected in the period 1970-2007, in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Hospital, Sao Paulo. These cases were compared with 59 controls with tumors in clinical stages and similar topographies. Variables between groups were compared using the x2 test. The expression of the markers was compared between groups by the Mann-Whitney test. In the analysis of overall survival, disease-specific and disease-free, the expressions of the markers were dichotomized according to the median. Kaplan-Meier graphs were constructed and the log rank test was used. The confidence level adopted was 5%. The results revealed that there was a predominance of male patients, leucoderma, smoker and drinker, with tumors located in the tongue, rather differentiated and advanced stage, without difference between the groups. In immunohistochemical analysis it was found that there was a statistical difference... / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-17T15:24:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-10-29. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-09-17T15:47:43Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000843177.pdf: 1763432 bytes, checksum: 291b0892764ce24c3be5dc2041094bfc (MD5) / O carcinoma de células escamosas de boca (CCE) acomete principalmente fumantes e etilistas crônicos entre a 5a e 6a décadas de vida, sendo relativamente raro em pacientes jovens ( 40 anos de idade). Na literatura, não há relato a respeito da expressão proteica das enzimas metabolizadoras de drogas em CCE de boca neste grupo etário. A indução da expressão destas enzimas resulta na aceleração da detoxificação de substâncias tóxicas como também no aumento de metabólitos xenobióticos, e consequentemente maior risco de dano ao DNA. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a expressão proteica das enzimas envolvidas no processo de biotransformação do tabaco (CYP1A1 e CYP1B1) e do álcool (ALDH1 e ALDH2), entre os grupos teste (jovens ≤ 40 anos) e controle (≥ 50 anos), através da técnica de imuno-histoqímica em microarranjo de tecido (Tissue Microarray), e correlacionar estes resultados com as características clínicopatológicas e com o prognóstico dos pacientes. Foram avaliados 41 CCE primários de boca em pacientes jovens, coletados no período de 1970 a 2007, no Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço e Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital A.C. Camargo de São Paulo. Estes casos foram comparados com 59 controles que apresentam tumores em estádios clínicos e topografias similares. As variáveis entre os grupos foram comparadas através do teste x2. A expressão dos marcadores foi comparada entre os grupos por meio do teste de Mann-Whitney. Nas análises de sobrevida global, doença específica e livre de doença, as expressões dos marcadores foram dicotomizadas de acordo com a mediana. Gráficos de Kaplan-Meier foram construídos e o teste de logrank foi utilizado. O nível de confiança adotado foi de 5%. Os resultados revelaram que houve uma predominância de pacientes do gênero masculino, leucoderma, tabagista e etilista, com tumores localizados em língua, bem diferenciados e em estádio clínico avançado, sem... / The oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) mainly affects smokers and chronic alcoholics between the fifth and sixth decades of life and it's relatively rare in young patients (≤ 40 years old). In the literature, there is no report regarding the protein expression of drug metabolizing enzymes in oral SCC in this age group. The induction of expression of these enzymes results in the acceleration of detoxification of toxic substances as well as in the increase of metabolites of xenobiotics and more risk of damage to AND consequently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protein expression of enzymes involved in the biotransformation of tobacco (CYP1A1 and CYP1B1) and alcohol (ALDH1 and ALDH2) between test group (young ≤ 40 years) and control group(≥ 50 years) by the immunohistochemistry technique on tissue microarray and to correlate the results with the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of patients. Forty-one primary oral SCC were evaluated in young patients, collected in the period 1970-2007, in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Hospital, Sao Paulo. These cases were compared with 59 controls with tumors in clinical stages and similar topographies. Variables between groups were compared using the x2 test. The expression of the markers was compared between groups by the Mann-Whitney test. In the analysis of overall survival, disease-specific and disease-free, the expressions of the markers were dichotomized according to the median. Kaplan-Meier graphs were constructed and the log rank test was used. The confidence level adopted was 5%. The results revealed that there was a predominance of male patients, leucoderma, smoker and drinker, with tumors located in the tongue, rather differentiated and advanced stage, without difference between the groups. In immunohistochemical analysis it was found that there was a statistical difference...

Orientador: Glauco Issamu Miyahara / Coorientador: Sandra Helena Penha de Oliveira / Coorientador: Daniel Galera Bernabé / Banca: Fábio de Abreu Alves / Banca: Éder Ricardo Biasoli / Resumo: O papilomavírus humano (HPV) vem sendo associado ao carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) de orofaringe, como um possível fator etiológico. As oncoproteínas virais E6 e E7 são capazes de inibir a produção de citocinas do padrão Th1 e iniciar a produção de citocinas do padrão Th2, prejudicando a resposta celular frente à infecção. O propósito deste trabalho é avaliar o efeito das oncoproteínas virais E6 e E7 do HPV-16 sobre a resposta de células T (CD4 e CD8) de pacientes com e sem CEC de cabeça e pescoço. Foram recrutados para o estudo 20 indivíduos, sendo 10 pacientes com diagnóstico de CEC de cabeça e pescoço e 10 indivíduos sem câncer. Para avaliar a proliferação celular e liberação de citocinas (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4 e IL-10) das células T CD4 e CD8 frente ao estímulo com os peptídeos sintéticos dos genes E6 e E7 do HPV-16, a técnica ELISA foi utilizada. O mapeamento do DNA do HPV-16 foi realizado em amostras de plasma e saliva pela técnica de PCR em tempo real. Os resultados mostraram que o peptídeo E7 do HPV-16 inibiu a produção das citocinas pelas células T CD4 e CD8 derivadas dos indivíduos sem câncer (6/10) e pacientes com CEC de cabeça e pescoço (5/10) (p<0,05). A proteína Concanavaliana A induziu a proliferação das células T CD4 e CD8 dos indivíduos sem câncer e pacientes com CEC de cabeça e pescoço (p<0,05). As respostas celulares quanto à atividade proliferativa e a produção de citocinas dos pacientes com CEC de cabeça e pescoço foram semelhantes às respostas dos indivíduos sem câncer / Abstract: The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been associated with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oropharynx, as a possible etiologic factor. The viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7 are able to inhibit the production of Th1 cytokines and initiate the production of Th2 cytokines, damaging the cellular response to infection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of viral oncoproteins E6 and E7 of HPV-16 on the response of T cells (CD4+ and CD8+) in patients with or without SCC of the head and neck. It was recruited for the study, 20 individuals, 10 patients with SCC of the head and neck and 10 individuals without cancer. To assess cell proliferation and cytokine release (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10) of CD4 and CD8 stimulation against synthetic peptides of the HPV-16 E6 and E7 genes, ELISA technique was used. The mapping of the HPV-16 DNA was performed in plasma and saliva samples by real time PCR. The results showed that the HPV-16 E7 peptide inhibited the production of cytokines by CD4 and CD8 T cells derived from subjects without cancer (6/10) and patients with SCC of the head and neck (5/10) (p <0, 05). The concavaline A protein induced proliferation of CD4 and CD8 T cells from individuals without cancer and patients with SCC of the head and neck (p <0.05). Cellular responses as to proliferative activity and cytokine production in patients with SCC of the head and neck were similar to the responses of individuals without cancer / Mestre

Orientador: Fabio Ramoa Pires / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T12:35:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Romanach_MarioJose_M.pdf: 13585930 bytes, checksum: 1f4259a1bbb4368dbbba0d6f8a98f50f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: O carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) é a neoplasia maligna mais comum da boca, possuindo diversas variantes clinicopatológicas incomuns, incluindo o carcinoma de células fusiformes (CCF), que diferem quanto ao comportamento clínico, critérios diagnósticos e prognóstico. Os objetivos deste estudo foram analisar a expressão imunohistoquímica de marcadores epiteliais no CCF de cabeça e pescoço, avaliando sua importância diagnóstica, comparar os achados histopatológicos e imunohistoquímicos do CCF de cabeça e pescoço com os CECs convencionais da cavidade oral e definir um perfil sócio-demográfico e clinicopatológico do CCF oral. Para isso, foram analisados ao todo 20 casos de CECs: 10 casos de CCF, e 10 casos de CECs orais convencionais como controle, sendo 5 casos de CECs bem diferenciados e 5 casos de CECs pouco diferenciados. A metodologia incluiu avaliação de todos os casos em microscopia óptica em cortes corados em hematoxilina e eosina e reações imunohistoquímicas para anticorpos contra citoqueratinas, vimentina, desmina, actina músculoespecífica, actina de músculo liso, proteína S100, EMA, p53 e ki-67, usando a técnica da peroxidase. Os achados morfológicos dos CCFs estudados mostraram maior proximidade entre estes tumores e os CECs pouco diferenciados e a expressão imunohistoquímica das citoqueratinas AE1/AE3, 6, 8 e 14 e de EMA nos componentes carcinomatoso e fusocelular do CCF mostrou-se útil como auxiliar em seu diagnóstico final. Ainda, os CCFs apresentaram índices de expressão de p53 e de Ki-67 superiores àqueles encontrados nos CECs bem diferenciados. O CCF oral apresentou predileção por homens na 6ª década de vida, manifestando-se através de úlceras infiltrativas ou lesões polipóides ulceradas, usualmente dolorosas, localizadas preferencialmente no rebordo alveolar e lábios / Abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignant oral tumor and several uncommon clinicopathological variants, including spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC), which differ on clinical behaviour, diagnostic criteria and prognosis, have been described. The aims of this study were to analyze the immunohistochemical expression of epithelial markers on head and neck SpCC, evaluating their diagnostic relevance, to compare the histopathological and immunohistochemical features of head and neck SpCC and conventional oral SCC, and to define a socio-demographic and clinicopathological profile of oral SpCC. Material included a total of 20 cases, including 10 cases of head and neck SpCC, and 10 cases of oral SCC used as controls (5 well-differentiated SCC and 5 poorly-differentiated SCC). Methods included evaluation of hematoxilin and eosinstained histological slides from all cases through optic microscopy and immunohistochemical reactions for antibodies against cytokeratins, vimentin, desmin, smooth-muscle actin, muscle-specific actin, S-100 protein, EMA, p53 and ki-67, using the peroxidase technique. Morphological features of SpCC showed similarities to the features from poorly differentiated SSC and immunohistochemical expression of the cytokeratins AE1/AE3, 6, 8 and 14, and EMA on both carcinomatous and spindle cell components of the tumor, proved to be useful as an auxiliary tool on final diagnosis. In addition, SpCC presented higher p53 and ki-67 expression indexes when compared to well-differentiated SCC. Oral SpCC showed predilection for males on their 6th decade of life, presenting clinically either as painful infiltrative ulcers or ulcerated exophytic polypoid masses, preferally located on the alveolar mucosa and lips / Mestrado / Estomatologia / Mestre em Estomatopatologia

Abstract Degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane (BM) are required both in normal physiological conditions such as wound healing and in pathological tissue remodelling such as chronic ulcers and cancers. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are an enzyme family, which can cleave most ECM and BM components. They are associated with physiological and pathological processes but their exact roles are still largely unknown. The expression of MMP-8 and MMP-26 in acute and chronic human cutaneous wounds using histological and cell culture methods were investigated. MMP-8 was expressed in epithelial cells, neutrophils, and other inflammatory cells especially in chronic ulcers while in acute wounds MMP-8 expression was weak or absent. MMP-26 was temporarily present in acute wounds while it was strongly expressed in close vicinity to the BM in multiple cell types of most chronic ulcers. In vitro keratinocyte wound assay showed that MMP-8 and -26 were expressed in migrating cells. Bone formation, collagen metabolism, and inflammation in MMP8-/- mice tooth extraction wounds and also periapical lesion formation were analysed. No differences between wild type or MMP-8-deficient mice in the new bone area or periapical lesion size were found. However, type III procollagen production was increased and inflammatory cell influx was decreased in MMP8-/- mice. In addition, Fas ligand (FasL) production was increased in mandibular alveolar mucosa but decreased in alveolar bone of MMP-8 deficient mice. MMP-8 was also found to cleave FasL in vitro. A total of 90 human mobile tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) samples were collected. Bryne’s malignancy scores, thickness of the SCCs, expression of microvessel density (CD31 and factor VIII), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), the laminin-5 (currently termed laminin-332) γ2-chain, integrin αvβ6, estrogen receptor-α (ER-α), estrogen receptor-β (ER-β), and MMPs (-2, -7, -8, -9, -20, and -28) were analysed. The high expression of MMP-8 was associated with a better prognosis for the patients, particularly in females. In addition, tongue carcinoma formation in MMP8-/- mice was investigated. Tongue SCC developed more often in MMP8-/- female mice than wild type littermates. In addition, MMP-8 can cleave ER- α and -β and estrogen can induce MMP-8 production in vitro. A total of 22 biopsies, 10 resection sections, and three lung metastases of 25 osteosarcoma patients samples were stained with MMP-2, -8, -13, -26, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) using immunohistological methods. Expression of these markers was mostly present in sarcoma cells but MMP-8 was not present in lung metastases. In resection sections, chemotherapy altered MMP-2, -8, and -13 expressions compared to biopsies. However, an association between the expression and prognosis of osteosarcoma patients could not been found. In conclusion, MMP-8 seems to be an estrogen-related protective factor in tongue SCC and can regulate ECM and BM components and inflammation during wound healing. Further studies are needed to evaluate the exact function especially of MMP-8 in human osteosarcoma.

Orientadores: Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Ana Lúcia Carrinho Ayroza Rangel / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T15:42:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Frare_JulianaCristina_D.pdf: 1500588 bytes, checksum: a3865c52c3a98f44b6f09c260fd6cdca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: O carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) é considerado uma doença relativamente incomum em pacientes com idade inferior a 40 anos e existem especulações que este tumor apresenta um comportamento biológico mais agressivo neste grupo. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o perfil clinicopatológico de pacientes jovens (? 40 anos) com CEC oral e correlacioná-lo com o de um grupo controle (? 50 anos) através de quatro sistemas de gradação histopatológica ¿ (1) Sistema da Organização Mundial de Saúde ¿ Sistema OMS, (2) Sistema de Gradação de Malignidade de Margens Invasivas Profundas ¿ Sistema MG, (3) Modelo de Risco Histológico ¿ Sistema HR e (4) Escore de risco BD. Foram selecionados 14 pacientes jovens e 14 pacientes controle com similar estadiamento clínico e localização do tumor. Dados demográficos e clínicos foram obtidos de prontuários de pacientes e os cortes histológicos das peças cirúrgicas emblocadas em parafina foram avaliados de acordo com os quatro sistemas de gradação. As associações entre as categorias foram realizadas através do teste de Qui-quadrado ou teste Exato de Fischer. As análises de sobrevida foram realizadas de acordo com o método de Kaplan-Meier. A comparação entre os grupos mostrou maior associação de modalidades de tratamento em pacientes jovens (p=0.022) e que estes apresentaram maior taxa de recidiva local e metástase regional (p=0.018 / OR= 3.998). Pacientes jovens tiveram menor sobrevida livre de doença em 5 anos (p=0.069). Não houve diferença na sobrevida global em 5 anos entre grupos estudados (p=0.376). Não houve diferença na gradação histológica entre os grupos estudados de acordo com os quatro sistemas utilizados (OMS, MG, HR e BD). Nos sistemas HR e BD mais tumores foram classificados como de alto risco prognóstico que nos sistemas OMS e MG. Este estudo mostrou que, apesar de o grau de diferenciação histológica dos tumores ter sido semelhante entre os grupos e terem sido utilizadas mais modalidades terapêuticas (cirurgia, radioterapia e quimioterapia adjuvantes) no grupo jovem, maior incidência de recidivas e metástases foi observado em pacientes jovens, mostrando uma tendência de um comportamento mais agressivo / Abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is considered a relatively uncommon disease in patients younger than 40 years old and there are speculations that this tumor has a more aggressive biological behavior in this group. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathologic profile of young patients (? 40 years) with oral squamous cell carcinoma and correlate with a control group (? 50 years) by means of four histopathological grading systems - (1) World Health Organization System - WHO System (2) Deep Invasive Margins Deep Malignancy Grading System - MG System, (3) Histologic Risk Model - HR System, and (4) BD Risk Score. Fourteen young patients and 14 control patients with similar clinical stage and tumor location were selected. Demographic and clinical data were obtained from patient's records and histological sections of the paraffin-embedded blocks of surgical specimens were evaluated according to four histopathological grading systems. Associations between categories were performed through Chi-square test and Exact Fisher test. The survival analyzes were performed according to Kaplan-Meier method. The comparison between groups showed that a greater association of treatment modalities in younger patients (p = 0.022) and these had a higher incidence of local recurrence and regional metastasis (p = 0.018 / OR=3.998). Younger patients had lower disease-free survival in 5 years (p = 0.069). There was no difference in overall 5-year survival between the studied groups (p=0.376). There was no difference in histological grading between groups according to the four used systems (WHO, MG, HR and BD). In HR and BD systems more tumors were classified as high risk prognosis than in WHO and MG systems. This study showed that, despite tumors histologic grade was similar between groups and more therapeutic modalities (surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy) were used in the young group, higher incidence of recurrence and metastasis were observed in young patients, showing a tendency to a more aggressive behavior / Doutorado / Patologia / Doutora em Estomatopatologia

Orientador: Estela Kaminagakura Tango / Banca: Yasmin Rodarte Carvalho / Banca: Cláudia Malheiros Coutinho Camillo / Resumo: O carcinoma espinocelular de lábio (CEC) é uma das neoplasias malignas mais comuns, acometendo principalmente lábio inferior devido à exposição solar. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar 3 métodos de gradação histológica (OMS, BD e MRH), analisar a expressão da proteína EGFR no CEC de lábio, comparar com queilite actínica (QA) e correlaciona-las com o prognóstico. Dados de 53 pacientes com CEC de lábio foram coletados para a avaliação clinicopatológica e histológica. 22 casos de CEC e 19 de QA foram submetidos à reação imuno-histoquímica com a proteína EGFR e analisados por um analisador automatizado para avaliação da expressão proteica. A média de idade foi de 65 anos, 69,8% foram homens, o lábio inferior foi o local de predileção com 94,4% e 66,03% dos pacientes estavam em estadios precoces (T1+T2). 28 (52,83%) e 34 (64,15%) casos respectivamente foram graduados em baixo risco prognóstico ou grau 1 pelas escalas BD e OMS, o modelo MRH graduou a 29 (54,72%) casos como médio risco prognóstico ou grau 2. O modelo de gradação mais simples e fácil de ser aplicado em CEC de lábio foi a Escala BD e o mais eficaz, pois quando em alto grau histológico foi associado à menor sobrevida global (P=0,045). A sobrevida global foi de 87,8% em 5 anos. Estadiamento clínico avançado (T3+T4) e envolvimento linfonodal (N1) foram associados à menor sobrevida global e sobrevida livre de recorrência (P=0,002; 0,005; 0,007 e 0,01). O tratamento cirúrgico combinado ao radioterápico foi associado à menor sobrevida livre de recorrência (P=0,03). Na expressão da proteína EGFR não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre QA e CEC de lábio. O CEC de lábio quando em estadios e graus histológicos avançados, é associado a um pior prognóstico, o diagnóstico precoce é essencial para a escolha do melhor tratamento e sobrevida dos pacientes, evitando mutilações e consequentemente, perda na qualidade de vida / Abstract: Lip squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common malignancies affecting especially lower lip due to sun exposure. This study aimed to evaluate three methods of histological grading (WHO, BD and MRH), analyze the expression of EGFR protein on the lip of SCC, compared with actinic cheilitis (AC) and correlates them with the prognosis. Data from 53 patients with lip SCC were collected for the clinicopathological and histological evaluation. 22 cases of SCC and 19 AC underwent immunohistochemical reaction with EGFR protein and analyzed by an automated analyzer for evaluation of protein expression. The average age was 65 years, 69,8% were men, lower lip was the site of predilection with 94,4% and 66,03% of patients were in early stages (T1 + T2). 52.83% and 64.15% cases respectively were graduates in low risk prognosis or grade 1 by BD and WHO scales, the MRH model graduated 54.72% cases as medium risk prognosis or grade 2. The simplest grading model and easy to apply in lip SCC was the BD scale and more efficient because when in high histological grade was associated with lower overall survival (P = 0.045). Overall survival was 87,8% at 5 years. Advanced clinical stage (T3 + T4) and lymph node involvement (N1) were associated with lower overall survival and recurrence-free survival (P = 0.002; 0.005; 0.007 and 0.01). Surgical treatment combined with radiotherapy was associated with lower recurrence-free survival (P = 0.03). The expression of EGFR protein had no statistically significant difference between AC and lip SCC. The lip SCC when in advanced stages and high histological grades, is associated with a worse prognosis, early diagnosis is essential for choosing the best treatment and survival of patients, avoiding mutilation and consequently, loss in quality of life / Mestre

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