Abstract:
:The nutritional and immunological status have been evaluated in 28 consecutive patients with esophageal cancer. Patients (21 male and 7 female), had a mean age of 61 years, ranging from 34 to 84 years. The tumor histological type was squamous in 25 patients. A melanoma, an oat cell carcinoma and a adenocarcinoma were observed in the remaining cases. The nutritional status was assessed by means of weight loss, triceps skinfold, midarm muscle circumference and serum levels of albumin and transferrin. On the basis of this data the patients were divided into two groups: A, 19 patients (68%), normal nourished group (or with a mild malnutrition) and B, 9 patients (32%) with a severe malnutrition. The immunological status was assessed by determining the lymphocyte absolute number (H-6000-Technicon), the T-Lymphocyte sub-populations (flow-cytometry with monoclonal antibodies--Ortho Diagnostic System) and the patient's response to intradermally placed recall antigens (Multitest Merieux). Significative immunological abnormalities were found only in malnourished patients, group B (p less than 0.05). Moreover a reduction of OKT4 helper (less than 30%) and the inversion of OKT4/OKT8 ratio (less than 0.9%) were also observed only in the malnourished group (p less than 0.01). Therefore, we conclude that acquired immunodeficiency, when present in patients with esophageal cancer, is due to the severe malnutrition rather than to the cancer itself.
journal_name
Minerva Medjournal_title
Minerva medicaauthors
Finco C,Rossi M,Pittoni G,Raimondi R,Mastrangelo G,Zaninotto G,Ancona Esubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
529-37issue
9eissn
0026-4806issn
1827-1669journal_volume
82pub_type
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