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ReviewCureus2022

Expression of Sex Hormones in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review on Immunohistochemical Studies.

Saranya R, Chandini R, Khadijah Mohideen, Pooja N Adtani, Vijayanirmala Subramani, Murali Balasubramaniam

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Estrogen Receptor Signalling in Oral Health: From Oral Mucosa to Oral Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026
    Article
  3. Shifting hormones, shaping health: Gender-affirming therapy & oral care.International journal of transgender health · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saranya ROral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.
Chandini ROral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.
Khadijah MohideenOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.
Pooja N AdtaniBasic Medical and Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, ARE.
Vijayanirmala SubramaniOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Murali BalasubramaniamOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology · INSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · INGulf Medical University · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most widespread oral malignancy. In the western world, smoking and alcohol remain the most common risk factors, whereas smokeless tobacco and areca nut consumption are the prevalent etiological factors in South Asia. Numerous markers were studied till date to identify the disease. However, the role of sex hormones in OSCC is poorly defined. Hormonal receptors play a role in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and human papillomavirus (HPV) driven oropharyngeal cancers. It is proven that the expression of estrogen receptor-α improved the overall survival of the patient with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer. Thus, this review article aims to determine the expression of sex hormones by immunohistochemistry in OSCC. This systematic review was performed with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement Criteria 2020. Relevant articles were collected from the electronic database in PubMed and Cochrane till 2021. Immunohistochemical studies on sex hormones and their role in OSCC published in English literature were included. We excluded case reports, case series, and abstract-only articles. The sample size of the selected studies varied, and these studies measured the parameters such as sex hormones and OSCC. Furthermore, all the studies used different sex hormones and their association with oral cancer through the immunohistochemical process. Thus, this review summarizes that sex hormones influence the biopathology of oral cancer and have a prognostic significance in the tumor subgroups.

Indexed as

alcoholareca nutbreast cancerestrogen receptorshpvimmunohistochemistryoral squamous cell carcinomasex hormonessmokingtobacco

Identifiers

PMID35765387
PMCPMC9233754
OpenAlexW4281627457

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