Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 514-518, July 2010

Plasma level of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 but not that of matrix metalloproteinase-8 predicts survival in head and neck squamous cell cancer

  • Pratikshya Pradhan-Palikhe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Tiina Vesterinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4 E, P.O. Box 220, 00029 HUS, Finland
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Jussi Tarkkanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    • ,
  • Ilmo Leivo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    • ,
  • Timo Sorsa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Tuula Salo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostics and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Finland
    • ,
  • Petri S. Mattila

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4 E, P.O. Box 220, 00029 HUS, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 50 4271560.

Received 20 January 2010; received in revised form 3 March 2010; accepted 4 March 2010. published online 05 April 2010.

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PII: S1368-8375(10)00091-6

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.03.002

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 514-518, July 2010

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