EVALUATION OF SERUM BETA(2)-MICROGLOBULIN IN PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITY

Authors
ANIL S BEENA VT NAIR RG VIJAYAKUMAR T
Citation
S. Anil et al., EVALUATION OF SERUM BETA(2)-MICROGLOBULIN IN PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITY, Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 79(6), 1995, pp. 750-752
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Surgery,"Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10792104
Volume
79
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
750 - 752
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-2104(1995)79:6<750:EOSBIP>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Serum beta-(2)-microglobulin was estimated in patients with oral leuko plakia, oral submucous fibrosis, and oral cancer. The results were com pared with that of an equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy con trols. A definite increase in the level of beta(2)-microglobulin was o bserved in patients with oral submucous fibrosis and oral cancer. Thou gh the level of beta(2)-microglobulin was found to be high in oral leu koplakia, it was not statistically significant. Further studies will v alidate the role of beta(2)-microglobulin estimation to predict the ma lignant potential of oral submucous fibrosis.