Role of DNA measurements of head and neck tumors

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Milroy, CM
Ferlito, A
Devaney, KO
Rinaldo, A
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[1] UNIV PADUA,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,NUOVO POLICLIN,I-35128 PADUA,ITALY
[2] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT FORENS PATHOL,SHEFFIELD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV PADUA,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,PADUA,ITALY
[4] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT PATHOL,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1177/000348949710600919
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R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
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The measurement of DNA ploidy has been used as a tool to try to determine the prognosis of many neoplasms. DNA ploidy can be determined by flow cytometry or image analysis of a tumor. In squamous carcinomas of the head and neck, a poorer prognosis has been associated with nondiploid tumors. Similar results have been obtained from studies of salivary gland neoplasms. The role of DNA ploidy as a provider of independent information has yet to be determined. With rarer head and neck tumors, measurement of tumor ploidy has yet to be established as a valuable adjunct to routine light microscopic study.
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