Lateralization of squamous cell carcinomas in the head-neck region
PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, cilt.100, sa.1, ss.258-262, 2005 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 100 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.2466/pms.100.1.258-262
- Dergi Adı: PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-262
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Earlier studies have shown the lateralization of several immune disorders, including herpes zoster infection and breast cancer. We investigated whether there is lateralization of squamous cell carcinomas in the head-neck region and a relation of handedness with this cancer. Analysis showed right sided lateralization of head-heck cancers in right-handed patients and vice versa in left-handed ones and a higher rate of left-handedness in patients with squamous cell cancer. Associations among left-handedness, squamous cell carcinoma, and its lateralization may result from a genetic togetherness.