Magister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD) / TI and T2 squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck have an unpredictable prognosis that
often pose therapeutic problems. Sophisticated methods such as cytometric DNA analysis,
immunocytochemistry and detection of cellular growth factors, have been applied with varying
success rates for predicting recurrences, metastatic rates and overall prognoses. However, with
the general lack of resources in Africa, devising a simple, reliable, reproducible and cost-effective
method of predicting tumour behaviour to aid optimal treatment planning is imperative. Surgical
excision specimens of forty-eight primary Tl and T2 squamous cell carcinomas of the floor of the
mouth and tongue were histologically evaluated by two individual pathologists (double-blinded
study) who had no prior knowledge of clinical course or outcome.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/9049 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Roberts, Tina Sharon |
| Contributors | Hille, Josh |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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