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PURPOSE: Compare the audiological results and postoperative outcomes of the endoscopic approach versus the endaural microscopic approach for treatment of attic cholesteatomas, using a randomized prospective model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty patients were consecutively enrolled in the study and randomized into two groups of treatment of 40 patients: Group A -tympanoplasty with a microscopic endaural approach; Group B -tympanoplasty with an exclusive trans-meatal endoscopic approach. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were evaluated. Hearing was assessed preoperatively and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after surgery in both groups. RESULTS: There were no differences in the parameters analyzed (CT findings, patient age, disease duration, intraoperative cholesteatoma characteristics,) between the group A and B patients. No statistical difference between the two groups regarding hearing improvement, abnormal taste sensation, dizziness, post-operative pain and healing times emerged. Graft success rate was 94.5 % and 92.1 % for MES and ESS respectively. CONCLUSION: Both microscopic and exclusively endoscopic endaural approaches offer similar and excellent results in the surgical treatment of attic cholesteatomas.
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Colesteatoma da Orelha Média , Colesteatoma , Humanos , Orelha Média/cirurgia , Colesteatoma/cirurgia , Timpanoplastia/métodos , Endoscopia/métodos , Audição , Resultado do Tratamento , Estudos Retrospectivos , Colesteatoma da Orelha Média/cirurgiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of Narrow band CE-Chirps (NB CE-Chirps) and tone bursts (TBs) at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz on the amplitudes and latencies in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs). DESIGN: Thirty-one healthy adult volunteers of varying ages were tested by air conduction at 95 dB nHL. Recording conditions were randomized for each participant and each modality was tested twice. RESULTS: NB CE-Chirps showed larger corrected amplitudes than TBs at 500 Hz (p < 0.001) which were themselves larger than NB CE-Chirps and TBs at 1000 Hz (p < 0.001). In older volunteers, NB CE-Chirps 500 and 1000 Hz had significantly higher response rates than TBs 500 Hz (p = 0.039). A negative correlation was observed between the corrected amplitudes and the age of the participants regardless of the stimulus and the frequency studied. The p13 and n23 latencies were not correlated with the age of the subjects. CONCLUSIONS: NB CE-Chirps at 500 Hz improved the corrected amplitudes of waveforms in cVEMPs as a result of a better frequency specificity compared with TBs. In the elderly, eliciting cVEMPs at a frequency of 1000 Hz might not be necessary to improve response rates with NB CE-Chirps. Additional studies including a higher number of healthy participants and patients with vestibular disorders are required to confirm these observations.
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Doenças Vestibulares , Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares , Estimulação Acústica , Adulto , Idoso , Voluntários Saudáveis , Audição , Humanos , Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares/fisiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of narrow band CE-Chirp (NB CE-Chirp) on the amplitudes and latencies in ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) at 500 and 1000 Hz in comparison with tone burst (TB). DESIGN: Twenty-one healthy volunteers were included in the study and tested in air conduction with a "belly-tendon" montage. Recording conditions were randomized for each participant and each modality was tested twice to check the reproducibility of the procedure. RESULTS: NB CE-Chirps at 500 Hz revealed larger n1-p1 amplitudes than 500 Hz TBs (p = .001), which were also larger than NB CE-Chirps and TBs at 1000 Hz (p = .022, p < .001, respectively). Besides, n1 and p1 latencies were shorter in NB CE-Chirp than in TB at 500 Hz (p < .001) and 1000 Hz (p < .001). The older the participants, the lower the amplitudes (p = .021, p = .031) and the longer the n1 (p = .030, p = .025) and p1 latencies (p < .001, p < .001) in 500 Hz NB CE-Chirps and 500 Hz TBs. Interaural asymmetry ratios were slightly higher in 500 Hz NB CE-Chirps as compared to 500 Hz TBs (p = .013). CONCLUSIONS: NB CE-Chirps at 500 Hz improved the amplitudes of waveforms in oVEMPs. As for TBs with clicks before, enhancing oVEMPs amplitudes is an essential step to distinguish a healthy person from a patient with either utricular or its related pathways disorder and potentially minimize the risk of cochlear damages. Additional studies including a higher number of healthy participants and patients with vestibular disorders are required to confirm this hypothesis. The large interindividual variability of interaural asymmetry ratios in NB CE-Chirp and in TB at 500 Hz could be explained by the selected montage.
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Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares , Estimulação Acústica , Cóclea , Audição , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The clinical presentation of European patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical presentation of COVID-19 in Europe. METHODS: Patients with positive diagnosis of COVID-19 were recruited from 18 European hospitals. Epidemiological and clinical data were obtained through a standardized questionnaire. Bayesian analysis was used for analysing the relationship between outcomes. RESULTS: A total of 1,420 patients completed the study (962 females, 30.7% of healthcare workers). The mean age of patients was 39.17 ± 12.09 years. The most common symptoms were headache (70.3%), loss of smell (70.2%), nasal obstruction (67.8%), cough (63.2%), asthenia (63.3%), myalgia (62.5%), rhinorrhea (60.1%), gustatory dysfunction (54.2%) and sore throat (52.9%). Fever was reported by 45.4%. The mean duration of COVID-19 symptoms of mild-to-moderate cured patients was 11.5 ± 5.7 days. The prevalence of symptoms significantly varied according to age and sex. Young patients more frequently had ear, nose and throat complaints, whereas elderly individuals often presented fever, fatigue and loss of appetite. Loss of smell, headache, nasal obstruction and fatigue were more prevalent in female patients. The loss of smell was a key symptom of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients and was not associated with nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea. Loss of smell persisted at least 7 days after the disease in 37.5% of cured patients. CONCLUSION: The clinical presentation of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 substantially varies according to the age and the sex characteristics of patients. Olfactory dysfunction seems to be an important underestimated symptom of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 that needs to be recognized as such by the WHO.
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Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus/complicações , Infecções por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Cefaleia/epidemiologia , Transtornos do Olfato/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Viral/complicações , Pneumonia Viral/diagnóstico , Distúrbios do Paladar/epidemiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Teorema de Bayes , COVID-19 , Infecções por Coronavirus/enzimologia , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mialgia/epidemiologia , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/enzimologia , Prevalência , SARS-CoV-2 , Fatores Sexuais , Avaliação de SintomasAssuntos
COVID-19 , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Estudos Cross-Over , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Máscaras , PandemiasRESUMO
Objective: COVID-19 has radically changed medical practice. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical mask (SM) on voice quality analyzes in a group of patient with different common benign vocal organic pathologies. Study Design: A cross-over study. Setting: A group of 20 patients with different organic benign vocal pathologies was recruited from the ENT consultation of the University Hospital of Charleroi in Belgium. Methods: On the day of the assessment, each subject underwent an endonasal laryngeal videostroboscopy followed by a voice analysis (VA) with and without a new SM. The following parameters were analyzed: fundamental frequency, maximum frequency, range in amplitude and frequency of the voice, jitter and maximum phonatory time. Results: In this research, we showed that VA can be performed with an SM while not changing the measured vocal parameters. These results also suggest that for the same individual a VA performed before the pandemic without SM could be compared to one with a SM to follow the patient's evolution of his or her voice quality. Conclusion: The wearing of an SM during VA should always be recommended in case of immunodeficiency, a contagious disease of the patient or during a (new) pandemic.
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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and whiplash injury (WI) may lead to long-term disabling consequences known as post-concussive syndrome (PCS) and whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). PCS and WAD patients commonly complain of conditions encompassing dizziness, vertigo, headache, neck pain, visual complaints, anxiety, and neurocognitive dysfunctions. A proper medical work-up is a priority in order to rule out any acute treatable consequences. However investigations may remain poorly conclusive. Gathered in the head and neck structures, the ocular sensorimotor, the vestibular, and the cervical proprioceptive systems, all involved in postural control, may be damaged by mTBI or WI. Their dysfunctions are associated with a wide range of functional disorders including symptoms reported by PCS and WAD patients. In addition, the stomatognathic system needs to be specifically assessed particularly when associated to WI. Evidence for considering the post-traumatic impairment of these systems in PCS and WAD-related symptoms is still lacking but seems promising. Furthermore, few studies have considered the assessment and/or treatment of these widely interconnected systems from a comprehensive perspective. We argue that further research focusing on consequences of mTBI and WI on the systems involved in the postural control are necessary in order to bring new perspective of treatment.
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BACKGROUND: The management of dizziness and vertigo can be challenging in the emergency department (ED). It is important to rapidly diagnose vertebrobasilar stroke (VBS), as therapeutic options such as thrombolysis and anticoagulation require prompt decisions. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the rate of misdiagnosis in patients with dizziness caused by VBS in the ED. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cohort was comprised of 66 patients with a mean age 56 years; 48% were women and 52% men. Among dizzy patients, 14% had VBS. We used Cohen's kappa test to quantify the agreement between two raters -namely, emergency physicians and neurologists -regarding the causes of dizziness in the ED. The Kappa value was 0.27 regarding the final diagnosis of central vertigo disorders and VBS, thus showing the low agreement. We used the χi2 test to show the association between the presence of two or more cardiovascular risk factors and admission to the stroke unit (pâ=â0.015). CONCLUSION: There is a substantial rate of misdiagnosis in patients with dizziness caused by VBS in the ED. To reduce the number of missing diagnoses of VBS in the future, there is a need to train emergency physicians in neurovestibular examinations, including the HINTS examination for acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) and the Dix-Hallpike (DH) maneuver for episodic vestibular syndrome. Using video head impulse test could help reduce the rate of misdiagnosis of VBS in the ED.
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Tontura , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tontura/diagnóstico , Tontura/etiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Vertigem/diagnóstico , Vertigem/etiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Serviço Hospitalar de EmergênciaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To compare ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) obtained with three different electrode montages (infra-orbital vs belly-tendon vs chin) in a group of healthy subjects. To assess the electrical activity recorded at the level of the reference electrode in the belly-tendon and chin montages. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Twenty-five healthy adult volunteers. INTERVENTIONS: Each ear was tested separately via air-conducted sound (500 Hz Narrow Band CE-Chirps at 100 dB nHL) for recording contralateral myogenic responses. Recording conditions were randomized. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: n1-p1 amplitudes values, interaural amplitude asymmetry ratios (ARs) and response rates. RESULTS: The belly-tendon electrode montage (BTEM) produced larger amplitudes than the chin ( p = 0.008) and the IOEM (infra-orbital electrode montage; p < 0.001). The chin montage displayed larger amplitudes than the IOEM ( p < 0.001). The interaural amplitude asymmetry ratios (ARs) were not affected by the different electrode montages ( p = 0.549). In 100% of cases, oVEMPs were detected bilaterally with the BTEM which is higher than with the chin and the IOEM ( p < 0.001; p = 0.020, respectively). We did not record any VEMP when placing the active electrode on the contralateral internal canthus or the chin and the reference electrode on the dorsum of the hand. CONCLUSIONS: The BTEM increased the amplitudes recorded and response rate in healthy subjects. No positive or negative reference contamination was observed with the belly-tendon or chin montages.
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Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares , Adulto , Humanos , Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares/fisiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Eletrodos , Som , Voluntários Saudáveis , Estimulação AcústicaRESUMO
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to many otolaryngological disorders such as loss of smell and taste, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), facial palsy, and parotitis. The involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vestibular neuritis (VN) has been reported in 2 adult patients but not really confirmed through objective testings. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with left superior vestibular neuritis confirmed by Video Head Impulse Test during a proven COVID-19 infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case associating VN and COVID-19 that was demonstrated with an objective peripheral assessment. Physicians may be aware about the occurrence of VN in patients with COVID-19, keeping in mind that this condition may develop not only in adults. Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 in this pandemic is required to prevent its spread.
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COVID-19 , Neuronite Vestibular , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Adolescente , COVID-19/complicações , Neuronite Vestibular/diagnóstico , SARS-CoV-2 , Teste do Impulso da Cabeça , OlfatoRESUMO
We describe the first case of ethmoid metastasis from an oropharyngeal human papillomavirus-induced squamous cell carcinoma using the anti-P16 immunohistochemistry. The p16 overexpression can be a valuable aid in the differential diagnosis.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas , Infecções por Papillomavirus , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/patologia , Papillomaviridae , Infecções por Papillomavirus/complicações , Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e PescoçoRESUMO
Background: To compare the functional and anatomical results of two different types of grafts in type 1 tympanoplasty (TPL I). Methods: A retrospective comparative bicentric study was conducted on patients treated with TPL I using temporal fascia or tragal cartilage. We evaluated the functional and anatomical results with intergroup and intragroup analyses. Variables predicting long-term success were also evaluated. Results: A total of 142 patients (98 fascia graft vs. 44 cartilage) were initially assessed, with a mean follow-up of 67.1 ± 3.2 months. No significant differences were observed between the two groups on the intergroup analysis of age, gender, ear side, or pre-operative hearing data (all p > 0.05). At the intragroup analysis of auditory outcomes, both groups demonstrated a significant improvement in post-operative air conduction, with greater gain for the fascia group at 6 months follow-up (p < 0.001 for both); however, at long-term follow-up, cartilage demonstrated better stability results (p < 0.001). When comparing the pre-and post-operative air-bone-gap (ABG), both groups showed a significant gain (p < 0.001); the fascia group showed that at 6 months, a greater ABG increase was found, but the difference was not statistically significant (4.9 ± 0.9 dB vs. 5.3 ± 1.2 dB; p = 0.04). On the contrary, the cartilage group at long-term follow-up at 5 years maintained greater outcomes (10 ± 1.6 dB vs. 6.4 ± 2 dB; p < 0.001). Lower age (F = 4.591; p = 0.036) and higher size of perforation (F = 4.820; p = 0.030) were predictors of long-term functional success. Conclusions: The graft material selection should consider several factors influencing the surgical outcome. At long-term follow-up, the use of a cartilage graft could result in more stable audiological outcomes, especially in younger patients or in case of wider perforations.
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Background: to evaluate the residual rate and the functional results after ten years from canal wall down tympanoplasty (CWD) for tympano-mastoid cholesteatoma. Methods: All the patients undergoing CWD for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma at our ENT University Department between January 2002 and December 2022 were initially assessed. We performed clinical and diagnostic evaluation at baseline, 6 months, and then every year until an average follow-up of 10 years was obtained. Patients were consequently divided into two groups according to the presence (group A) or absence (group B) of the stapes superstructure. Results: After the selection process, 176 ears were included. The presence of the stapes superstructure was associated with better hearing outcomes (rate of patients < 30 dB) at 6 months (91.42% vs. 74.46%; p = 0.001) and 10 years (74.46% vs. 24.11%; p < 0.001). Residual cholesteatoma was reported in 10 ears, which included 2/35 ears in group A (5.71 %) and 8/141 in group B (5.67 %) (p = 0.993). The recurrent cholesteatoma rate was respectively 1/35 (2.85%) vs. 3/141 (2.18%) (p = 0.516). Conclusions: the CWD approach to cholesteatoma allows for effective long-term anatomical disease control and good hearing results when the stapes superstructure is preserved.
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INTRODUCTION: To explore the prevalence of dysphonia in European patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and the clinical features of dysphonic patients. METHODS: The clinical and epidemiological data of 702 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 were collected from 19 European Hospitals. The following data were extracted: age, sex, ethnicity, tobacco consumption, comorbidities, general, and otolaryngological symptoms. Dysphonia and otolaryngological symptoms were self-assessed through a 4-point scale. The prevalence of dysphonia, as part of the COVID-19 symptoms, was assessed. The outcomes were compared between dysphonic and nondysphonic patients. The association between dysphonia severity and outcomes was studied through Bayesian analysis. RESULTS: A total of 188 patients were dysphonic, accounting for 26.8% of cases. Females developed more frequently dysphonia than males (P = 0.022). The proportion of smokers was significantly higher in the dysphonic group (P = 0.042). The prevalence of the following symptoms was higher in dysphonic patients compared with nondysphonic patients: cough, chest pain, sticky sputum, arthralgia, diarrhea, headache, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. The severity of dyspnea, dysphagia, ear pain, face pain, throat pain, and nasal obstruction was higher in dysphonic group compared with nondysphonic group. There were significant associations between the severity of dysphonia, dysphagia, and cough. CONCLUSION: Dysphonia may be encountered in a quarter of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and should be considered as a symptom list of the infection. Dysphonic COVID-19 patients are more symptomatic than nondysphonic individuals. Future studies are needed to investigate the relevance of dysphonia in the COVID-19 clinical presentation.
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COVID-19 , Disfonia , Teorema de Bayes , COVID-19/diagnóstico , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Disfonia/diagnóstico , Disfonia/epidemiologia , Feminino , Rouquidão , Humanos , Masculino , PrevalênciaRESUMO
Infections with Listeria monocytogenes (LM) are very uncommon and severe especially in immunocompromised people. We report a continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) patient who presented initially disseminated listeriosis with peritonitis. He was successfully treated with intraperitoneal and intravenous ampicillin but died unfortunately from a cardiorespiratory arrest due to food inhalation. It is the 20th case of such peritonitis mentioned among PD patients and the first reported in Belgium. This case illustrates the importance of a systematic approach to get quick diagnosis and effective antibiotic readjustment. Empiric therapy is not effective on Listeria which is naturally resistant to cephalosporins and poorly sensitive to vancomycin. Ampicillin is the first-line antibiotic. In case of penicillin allergy, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or erythromycin can be used successfully. Identification of LM serotype has a prognostic value. PD educative programmes should recommend to avoid unpasteurized dairy products to prevent listeriosis.
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Listeria , Listeriose , Diálise Peritoneal , Peritonite , Ampicilina/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Listeriose/diagnóstico , Listeriose/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Diálise Peritoneal/efeitos adversos , Peritonite/diagnóstico , Peritonite/tratamento farmacológico , Peritonite/etiologiaRESUMO
Osseous metaplasia in nasal polyps is rare but benign. To exclude dangerous lesions, sending the entirety of histological samples is mandatory in cases presenting with clustered densities on CT scan. Microdebrider should not be used for this surgery.
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OBJECTIVES: To review the current knowledge regarding the involvement of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and the immune system in the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: An electronic literature search was conducted to identify articles published between 1990 and 2019 pertaining to tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TICs) in HNSCC using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Issues of clinical relevance, including tumor location, the number of tumor samples, the inclusion of additional specimens (dysplastic or normal mucosa), tumor size, methods used for HPV detection, relationship between antigen expression and patient characteristics (age, gender, smoking, alcohol consumption, etc.), and prognostic data (overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS)) were assessed by four blinded investigators. RESULTS: The search identified 335 relevant studies, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 7 studies focused on the peripheral blood immune cell concentration in patients with HNSCC according to HPV status, and 36 studies investigated TICs in the intraepithelial and/or stromal compartment(s) according to HPV status. The immune cells studied were CD8+ T cells (N = 19), CD4+ T cells (N = 7), regulatory T cells (Tregs, N = 15), macrophages (N = 13), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs, N = 4), and Langerhans cells (LCs, N = 2). CONCLUSIONS: Irrespective of tumor location, CD8+ and CD4+ T cells appear to play a key role in the development of HPV-related HNSCC, and their infiltration is likely associated with a significant impact on OS and RFS. To date, the roles and prognostic value of Tregs, macrophages, DCs and MDSCs remain unclear.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/imunologia , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/imunologia , Infecções por Papillomavirus/imunologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/complicações , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/virologia , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/complicações , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/imunologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/virologia , Humanos , Células de Langerhans/patologia , Macrófagos/patologia , Masculino , Células Supressoras Mieloides/patologia , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/complicações , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/virologia , Orofaringe/patologia , Papillomaviridae/patogenicidade , Infecções por Papillomavirus/complicações , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço/complicações , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço/imunologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço/virologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/patologiaRESUMO
Incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) has increased over the last few decades. The reaction of the host immune system to these tumors remains biologically complex. Here, we investigated CD68+ macrophage numbers, reporting the prognostic value in comparison to other risk factors. We also examined CD68+ macrophage infiltration during disease progression regarding the impact of HPV infection, and we studied the role of HPV16-E6/E7 oncoproteins in CD68+ macrophage recruitment. CD68+ macrophage numbers were evaluated in 10 cases of tumor-free peri-tumoral epithelia, 43 cases of low-grade dysplasia, 45 cases of high-grade dysplasia and 110 cases of carcinoma. Our in vivo model was developed in 80 C3H/HeN mice orthotopically injected with HPV16-E6, -E7 or -E6/E7-transfected SCC-VII cell lines. High CD68+ macrophage numbers in the intra-tumoral compartment were associated with shorter patient survival (recurrence-free survival: p = 0.001; overall survival: p = 0.01). Multivariate analyses reported that CD68+ macrophage infiltration and tumor stage were strong and independent prognostic factors of HNSCC. CD68+ macrophage numbers increased during HNSCC progression both in intra-epithelial (p < 0.001) and stromal compartments (p < 0.001). A higher density of CD68+ macrophages was observed in advanced stages (p = 0.004). Patients with transcriptionally active HPV infections had higher CD68+ macrophage density than did HPV-negative patients (p = 0.003). CD68+ macrophage infiltration was higher in HPV-E7+ and -E6/E7+ mouse tumors than in -E6+ tumors (p = 0.029 and p < 0.001). In conclusion, the extent of CD68+ macrophage infiltration is a significant prognostic factor for HNSCC patients. The recruitment of macrophages increases during disease progression and is influenced by the HPV virus.