Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors

Xin CHEN; Zhijiang DING; Lei LI; Huayou LUO; Guoping LI

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Xin CHEN, Zhijiang DING, Lei LI, Huayou LUO, Guoping LI. Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University.

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Xin CHEN, Zhijiang DING, Lei LI, Huayou LUO, Guoping LI. Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University.

Xin CHEN, Zhijiang DING, Lei LI, Huayou LUO, Guoping LI. Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University.

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Xin CHEN, Zhijiang DING, Lei LI, Huayou LUO, Guoping LI. Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University.

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Research Progress on the Correlation between Serum Uric Acid and Head and Neck Tumors

Xin CHEN^{1, 3},
Zhijiang DING²,
Lei LI²,
Huayou LUO^{1
,
,},
Guoping LI^{2
,
,}

1.
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery，the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University，Kunming Yunnan 650018
2.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery SectionII，the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University，Kunming Yunnan 650118
3.
The General Surgery Department of Fengqing County People’s Hospital，Fengqing Yunnan 675900，China

Received Date: 2025-06-13
Available Online: 2025-09-19

Abstract

Abstract

Uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism and an important endogenous antioxidant. Uric acid plays different roles in different malignant tumors through its antioxidant and pro-oxidative effects, and is closely related to the occurrence, development and prognosis of various malignant tumors. There are few reports on the correlation between serum uric acid and head and neck tumors, such as oral cancer, larynx cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, thyroid cancer, etc. In this paper, the correlation between serum uric acid and the occurrence, development and prognosis of head and neck tumors is reviewed to reveal the value of uric acid in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of head and neck tumors.
- Uric acid,
- Head and neck tumors,
- Thyroid tumor,
- Etiology

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