Clinical significance of preoperative serum C-reactive protein in oral squamous cell carcinoma

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an index of systemic inflammation. However, CRP is not usually assessed preoperatively. Hence the study intended to evaluate the preoperative serum CRP levels in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients and to analyse its relationship with the clinicopathologic characteristics. CRP values for 60 OSCCs and 30 healthy controls were evaluated using a CRP assessment kit and spectrophotometer. The Mann–Whitney U test, χ2 test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and logistic regression were applied.

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