The significance of ferritin, lipid-associated sialic acid, CEA, squamous celi carcinoma SCC antigen, and CYFRA 21-1 levels in SCC of the head and neck

Year 2004, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 23 - 30, 15.03.2004

Erdoğan İnal Meliha Laçin Korhan Asal Alper Ceylan Ahmet Köybaşıoğlu Fikret İleri Sabri Uslu

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the value of some tumor markers in the diagnosis and treatment follow-up of squa- mous celi carcinoma of the head and neck.Patients and Methods: Ferritin, lipid-associated sialic acid LSA , carcinoembryonic antigen CEA , squamous celi car­ cinoma SCC antigen and CYFRA 21-1 levels were determined in 28 patients with squamous celi carcinoma and in a control group of 20 patients with benign lesions of the head and neck. The measurements were made before treatment and in the first and third months of treatment.Results: The sensitivity rates were as follovvs: 10.7% for fer­ritin, 89.3% for LSA, 21.4% for CEA, 42.9% for SCC antigen, and 14.3% for CYFRA 21-1. The specificity was 100% for ali the markers. The sensitivity increased to 96.4% when CEA and LSA were used in combination. Declines in the levels after treatment were significant for ferritin, CEA, SCC antigen, and LSA. No significant relationship was found betvveen the marker levels and lymph node metastasis, stage, and histologic differentiation of the tumors. Only ferritin and LSA levels were correlated with tumor size. Squamous celi carcinoma antigen was the only marker that manifested high levels in patients who developed locoregional recurrence and/or mortality.Conclusion: Of the markers studied, LSA, CEA and SCC antigen may be of value in the evaluation of squamous celi carcinoma of the head and neck. Sensitivity and specificity rates may increase when they are used in combination.

Keywords

Carcinoma, squamous cell/blood, head and neck neoplasms/blood, tumor markers, biological/blood

Baş-boyun yassı epitel hücreli SCC karsinomda ferritin, lipid ilişkili sialik asit, karsinoembriyonik antijen, SCC antijeni ve CYFRA 21-1 düzeyleri

Abstract

Amaç: Baş-boyun yassı epitel hücreli karsinomlarının tanı ve tedavi takibinde bazı tümör belirteçlerinin değeriaraştırıldı.Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Baş-boyun bölgesinde yassı epitel hücreli karsinom saptanan 28 hastada ve benign başboyun tümörlü 20 hastadan oluşan kontrol grubunda ferritin, lipid ilişkili sialik asit LSA , karsinoembriyonik antijen CEA , yassı epitel hücreli karsinom SCC antijeni veCYFRA 21-1 düzeyleri tedavi öncesi ve tedavi sonrası birinci ve üçüncü aylarda olmak üzere ölçüldü.Bulgular: Bu belirteçlerin duyarlılığı ferritin için %10.7, LSAiçin %89.3, CEA için %21.4, SCC antijeni için %42.9,CYFRA 21-1 için %14.3 bulundu. Tüm belirteçler için özgüllük %100 bulundu. Birlikte kullanıldığında, CEA ve LSA’nınduyarlılığı %96.4’e yükseldi. Tedavi sonrasında ferritin,CEA, SCC antijeni ve LSA düzeylerinde anlamlı düşüş görüldü. Araştırılan belirteçlerin düzeyleri ile lenf nodu metastazı, evre ve tümörün histolojik diferansiyasyonu arasındaanlamlı ilişki saptanmadı. Sadece ferritin ve LSA düzeylerinin tümör boyutu ile ilişkili olduğu bulundu. Yassı hücreli karsinom antijeninin lokorejyonel nüks ve mortalite görülen olgularda yüksek seviyesini koruduğu izlendi.Sonuç: İncelenen üç belirtecin LSA, CEA ve SCC antijeni baş-boyundaki yassı epitel hücreli karsinomları değerlendirmede önemli olduğu ve bunların birlikte kullanımı ile duyarlılık ve özgüllük değerlerinin yükselebileceği sonucuna varıldı

Keywords

Karsinom, yassı epitel hücreli/kan, baş-boyunneoplazileri/kan, tümör belirteci, biyolojik/kan

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