The aim of our study was to assess the significance of galectin-3 expression in glottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in relation to the clinicopathological parameters. The study included 58 patients who had undergone surgical resection glottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma at The Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, during the years 2001-2009.
The role of galectin-3 expression in glottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma remains unclear. Although in accordance with the results of recent studies, it is possible for said marker seen as a potential prognostic and predictive and should be the subject of further studies.