title: [Zinc in the blood serum and tissues in patients with planoepithelial carcinoma of the larynx].
abstract: Serum and tissue zinc concentrations in 30 subjects with operable squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, aged 36-56 were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The concentration of this cation in cancerous tissues and in unchanged homologous tissues do not differ significantly. Mean zinc serum level was lower before treatment.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Otolaryngologicznej Katedry Chorób Ucha, Nosa, Gardła i Krtani AM im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szmeja
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kończewska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc
vernacular_title: Cynk w surowicy krwi i tkankach u chorych na raka płaskonabłonkowego krtani.