<scp>CD</scp>44 and <scp>ALDH</scp>1 immunoexpression as prognostic indicators of invasion and metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Rafael Carneiro Ortiz, Nathália Martins Lopes, Nádia Ghinelli Amôr, José Ponce, Cláudia Kliemann Schmerling, Vanessa Soares Lara, Raquel Ajub Moysés, Camila Oliveira Rodini

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine · 2018 · 40 citations · 18 references

Abstract

CD44 immunoexpression was a significant predictor of lymph node metastasis, while ALDH1<sup>high</sup> immunostaining was associated with angiolymphatic invasion. Altogether, it suggests that immunoexpression of CD44 and ALDH1 links the cancer stem cell phenotype with oral squamous cell carcinoma invasion and metastasis.

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