Abstract
Several genetic alterations are related to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) pathogenesis, the most frequent malignancy in head and neck. Some of these alterations are involved in AKT signaling pathway associated in several cellular events. COX 2 protein initially described in inflammation is also related with AKT pathway. This study aims to verify the pAKT, NF-kB, IKB, mTOR, ciclyn D1 e COX-…