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Epidermal growth factor receptors and oestrogen receptors in the head and neck
J A Wilson1, M J Rogers, R A Hawkins
1Department of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract:
We report a pilot study of the levels of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) in normal and neoplastic tissues of the head and neck. Specimens from 20 consecutive patients undergoing major head and neck surgery showed that squamous cell carcinomas had detectable but widely varying levels of EGFR. EGFR expression was greater in normal salivary gland tissue than in benign salivary neoplasms. Oestrogen receptors were not detected in clinically significant amounts in any of the tumours assayed.
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