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Table 3 Results of Glut-1, HIF-, PI3K, and p-Akt and outcome in 12 inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of head and neck

From: Expression of hypoxia-related markers in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the head and neck

Case

Site

Recurrence

Metastasis

Follow-up

Expression of

     

Glut-1

HIF-1α

PI3K

p-Akt

1

Larynx

No

No

No evidence of disease (68 months)

+

2

Tonsil

No

No

No evidence of disease (84 months)

+

3

Maxillare

Yes

No

No evidence of disease (88 months after first surgery)

+

4

Tongue

No

No

No evidence of disease (41 months)

5

Tonsil

No

No

No evidence of disease (23 months)

6

Hypopharynx

Yes

No

No evidence of disease (47 months after first surgery)

+

+

+

7

Maxillary sinus

Yes

Metastasis to cervical lymph node

Died of disease (13 months after initial treatment)

+

+

+

+

8

Mouth floor

No

No

No evidence of disease (132 months)

9

Maxillary sinus

Yes

Metastasis to cervical lymph node

Died of disease (11 months after first treatment)

+

+

+

+

10

Maxillary sinus

Yes

No

No evidence of disease (70 months after first treatment)

+

+

11

Maxillary sinus

Yes

No

Died of disease (35 months after initial treatment)

+

+

+

+

12

Neck

No

No

No evidence of disease (13 months)

  1. +, positive; −, negative.