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immune disturbance could be the cause of these
results may be considered true but further
explorations are needed to confirm this
hypothesis.
Table 1: The histopathological presentation of the patients.
Histopathological diagnosis
Frequency
Male Female Total
Squamous all carcinoma (well, moderately
, poorly differentiated, invasive and verrucous)
11 13 24
Rhabdomyosarcoma 01 02 03
Adenocarcinoma 00 02 02
Malignant melanoma 02 00 02
Fibrosarcoma 00 01 01
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 00 01 01
Total 14 19 33
Table 2: Ca and Mg status in lymphocytes (mg/mm 3 ) of patients
Male No. Female No. Total No. Normal No.
Ca 1.755±0.780 7 5.282±3.401 12 3.983±3.214 19 2.6±1.4 18
Mg 2.206±2.975 8 3.035±1.952 12 2.598±2.364 20 2.01±0.21 18
The results are expressed in (mg/mm 3 ) as mean – SD of number of cases
Table 3: Ca and Mg status in healthy and diseased tissues of both males and females.
The element Sex Healthy tissue Diseased tissue No.
Ca
Male 0.584±0.526 0.369±0.282 11
Female 1.796±2.969 0.628±1.228 15
Mg
Male 0.228±0.283 0.145±0.120 11
Female 0.854±1.577 0.247±0.599 15
The results are expressed in (mg/mg) as (Mean–SD) of number of cases
Table 4. The relationship between lymphocytes (µg/mm 3 ) and tissue (µg/mg) Mg in patients with
oral cancer.
Sex r t p df N
Male 0.1689 0.5141 o.620 9 11
Healthy vs diseased tissue
Female 0.721 3.759 0.002* 13 15
Male 0.806 2.361 0.099 3 5
Lymphocytes vs healthy tissue Female -0.0625 0.165 0.873 7 9
Male -0.601 1.304 0.283 3 5
Lymphocytes vs diseased tissue Female -0.114 0.305 0.769 7 9
Table 5: The relationship between lymphocytes (mg/mm3) and tissue (mg/mg) Ca in patients with
oral cancer
Sex R t p df N
Male 0.2334 0.720 o.490 9 11
Healthy vs diseased tissue
Female 0.749 4.685 0.001* 13 15
Male 0.3534 0.654 0.560 3 5
Lymphocytes vs healthy tissue Female 0.5441 1.715 0.130 7 9
Male -0.422 0.806 0.479 3 5
Lymphocytes vs diseased tissue Female 0.521 1.617 0.150 7 9
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