The presence of Helicobacter pylori in the larynx pathologies

TITIZ A., OZCAKIR O., CEYHAN S., YILMAZ Y. F., UNAL A., Akyon Y.

AURIS NASUS LARYNX, vol.35, no.4, pp.534-538, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.anl.2007.12.004
  • Journal Name: AURIS NASUS LARYNX
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.534-538
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The well-known relation of Helicobacter pylori to the MALT-lymphoma and gastric carcinoma suggested a possible presence in the laryngeal tissues of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx by using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) investigations, and PCR results of benign laryngeal pathologies were compared.