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Evaluation of CD44 Expression in Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Oral Pathology

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the presence and correlation of CD44 in selected malignant salivary glands tumors (SGTs), carcinoma ex pleomorphic (Ca ex PA), mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) histopathological variants. Material and Methods: Thirty-five formalin fixed paraffin embedded blocks of both normal and malignant salivary gland specimens were included. Immunohistochemical analysis was employed to assess the expression of CD44. Results: In the present study, comparing all groups revealed that the highest value was recorded in MEC, followed by ACC, then Ca ex PA, while the lowest mean was recorded in normal salivary tissue. ANOVA tests indicated that all groups had statistically significant differences (p=0,00). Comparing all subtypes of ACC revealed a significant difference between solid pattern and cribriform tubular patterns. Also, there is a significant difference between the high and low grades MEC. Conclusion: According to the current study, the pattern of expression of CD44 was correlated with the histopathological variants and serve as tumor behavior indicator.

DOI

10.21608/adjg.2021.43444.1297

Keywords

Malignant salivary glands tumors, CD44, Cancer stem cells

Authors

First Name

Nermen

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Demonstrator of Oral and Dental Pathology. Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

nermenbastawesy.26@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Amany

Last Name

Taha

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Lecturer of Oral and Dental Pathology. Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

amanytahaammar@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Radi

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Oral and Dental Pathology. Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

n_radi@yahoo.com

City

Zagazig

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

AboHager

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Professor of Oral and Dental Pathology. Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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emanhager30@gmail.com

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Cairo

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Volume

8

Article Issue

4

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29200

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2020-10-05

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2021-10-01

Page Start

641

Page End

648

Print ISSN

2537-0308

Online ISSN

2537-0316

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_207430.html

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488

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Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023