TY - JOUR ID - 8946 TI - Serum Levels of Cyfra 21 in Patients with Benign and Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Jeiroodi, Naghmeh AU - Aslani, Seyed Mohammad- Javad AU - Khademi, Bijan AU - Malekzadeh, Mahyar AU - Jaafari- Ashkavandi, Zohreh AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Otolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Institute of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 29 IS - 4 SP - 203 EP - 208 KW - Adenoid cystic carcinoma KW - Cyfra 21 KW - Mucoepidermoid carcinoma KW - Pleomorphic adenoma KW - Serum KW - salivary gland DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2017.21085.1699 N2 - Introduction: Cyfra 21 is a serum-soluble fragment of cytokeratin19. Increased Cyfra 21 serum levels and their benefit as a tumor marker have been shown in some malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of Cyfra 21 in patients with benign and malignant salivary gland tumors. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the serum level of Cyfra 21 in 44 patients with malignant salivary gland tumors and 16 cases of pleomorphic adenoma were compared with 28 healthy controls using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Data were analyzed statistically using the Kruskal Wallis test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Spearman’s correlation tests. Results: Mean serum levels of Cyfra 21 were 0.135 ± 0.285 ng/ ml in the control group, 0.167 ± 0.142 ng/ ml in patients with pleomorphic adenoma and 1.059 ± 3.251 ng/ml in patients with malignant salivary gland tumors. There was no significant difference among groups. Cyfra 21 levels did not correlate with location of tumor, clinical stage or cigarette smoking. Conclusion: Results of the present study showed no significant difference in Cyfra 21 serum level in salivary gland tumors compared with normal individuals. In addition, Cyfra 21 serum level was not sufficiently sensitive to function as a tumor marker in salivary gland tumors. UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8946.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8946_9adc07bf5e867394f0862d3701dfd7da.pdf ER -