Análise microscópica do efeito da radioterapia fracionada em glândula submandibular de rato

OBJETIVO: O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar, quantitativamente, as alteracoes histologicas induzidas pela radioterapia sobre o parenquima e o estroma da glândula submandibular. MATERIAIS E METODOS: A amostra foi constituida por 30 ratos Wistar, distribuidos em dois grupos: teste e controle. Os 15 animais do grupo-teste foram submetidos a radioterapia da regiao de cabeca e pescoco, na modalidade fracionada rotacional por cobalto-60, na dose de 60 Gy, realizada em fracoes de 2 Gy diarios, por seis semanas. Decorridas 60 horas da conclusao da radioterapia, as glândulas submandibulares dos animais de ambos os grupos foram excisadas, processadas pela tecnica da parafina, coradas com hematoxilina e eosina e analisadas a microscopia optica. O volume proporcional medio correspondente ao parenquima e ao estroma glandulares foi obtido pelo metodo estereologico de contagem manual de pontos. RESULTADOS: O volume proporcional de acinos no grupo irradiado (60,67% ± 6,43) foi significativamente menor que no grupo-controle (67,42% ± 10,90) (p = 0,048), entretanto, nao houve diferenca estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos para as variaveis parenquima, ductos e estroma (teste t de Student, p > 0,05). CONCLUSAO: O esquema radioterapico empregado provocou atrofia acinar da glândula submandibular, sem, no entanto, ocorrer alteracao quantitativa total do estroma ou do parenquima.

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