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ArticleScientific reports2017

High mast cell density indicates a longer overall survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Phillipp Brockmeyer, Alexander Kling, Xenia Schulz, Christina Perske, Henning Schliephake, Bernhard Hemmerlein

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Deciphering the Role of Mast Cells in HPV-Related Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. Y-Chromosome-Linked Genes Are Associated With Sex-Related Head-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Survival.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Phillipp BrockmeyerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany. ph.brockmeyer@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3694-2828
Alexander KlingDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Xenia SchulzDepartment of Medical Statistics, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Christina PerskeDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Henning SchliephakeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Bernhard HemmerleinDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Centre Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluates the effects of tumour-associated mast cells on the prognosis of patients suffering from oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Tryptase-positive (MCT

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell CountFemaleHumansMaleMast CellsMiddle AgedMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersMouth NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitKIT protein, humanMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit

Identifiers

PMID29116177
PMCPMC5677084

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