ABSTRACT
Apoptotic count was assessed in 38 cases of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity by light microscopy and correlated with TNM stage, histological grade and survival. A direct correlation with the TNM stage (p = 0.0166) and an inverse correlation with the histological grade (p = 0.03) was found, however no correlation was found with the survival. Apoptotic count was significantly different between well and moderately differentiated carcinoma (p = 0.347) and well and poorly differentiated carcinoma (p = 0.0190). Thus apoptotic count may have prognostic value particularly in combination with staging and histological grade.
Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Apoptosis , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality , Cell Differentiation , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth Neoplasms/mortality , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Survival RateABSTRACT
Os autores relatam o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino de 60 anos de idade, assintomático respiratório, não tabagista, cuja radiografia de tórax evidenciava a presença de um nódulo pulmonar localizado no segmento 10. Após complementação do estudo radiológico com tomografia convencional e arteriografia foi confirmado o diagnóstico de sequestro pulmonar. A seguir tecem comentários acerca do quadro clínico e radiológico desta afecção além de considerações sobre a patogenia e, finalmente, o tratamento proposto no caso