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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Immunohistochemical Assessment of Microvessel Density in OSCC: Spatial Heterogeneity of Angiogenesis and Its Impact on Survival.

Andreas Mamilos, Alexander Lein, Lina Winter, Markus Haas, Torsten E Reichert, Tobias Ettl, Julian Künzel, Gerrit Spanier, Christoph Brochhausen

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [The influence of microvessel density and microlymphatic vessel density on prognosis in hypopharyngeal carcinoma and the construction].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  6. Effects of macrophages in OSCC progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas MamilosInstitute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0895-5675
Alexander LeinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Lina WinterInstitute of Pathology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-7931-0662
Markus HaasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Torsten E ReichertDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Tobias EttlDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Julian KünzelDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4402-0287
Gerrit SpanierDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Christoph BrochhausenInstitute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
University Hospital Regensburg · DEHeidelberg University · DEMedical University of Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) are a common malignancy of the oral cavity and are often diagnosed when they have already spread to the regional lymph nodes. Advanced stages of cancer are characterized by the development of distant metastases. Angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, is known to contribute to cancer progression and metastasis. High microvessel density (MVD) has been linked to poor clinical outcomes in various types of cancer. (2) Methods: In this study, we aimed to investigate the spatial heterogeneity of blood vessels by comparing the tumor center and invasion front and to evaluate its prognostic value in OSCC. A total of 71 OSCC patient specimens were collected. The tissue was immunohistochemically stained using CD31 antibody to assess the MVD in the tumor center and the invasion front. Furthermore, the associations between the histopathological parameters, including MVD, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) were computed. (3) Results: In our study, we found a significantly higher presence of blood vessels at the invasion front of OSCCs compared to the tumor center. However, we did not observe any significant differences in MVD between different tumor stages. High intratumoral MVD was shown to be a positive prognostic factor for DFS (

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angiogenesisimmunohistochemistrymicrovessel densityoral squamous cell carcinomaspatial heterogeneitysurvival

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PMID37893098
PMCPMC10604174
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