Open AccessGrading angiogenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A histomorphometric study
Author(s) -
Vijay Wadhwan,
Preeti Sharma,
Chitrapriya Saxena,
Arvind Venkatesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.156792
Subject(s) - angiogenesis , grading (engineering) , medicine , vascularity , pathology , basal cell , pathological , oral mucosa , biology , ecology
Like normal tissues, tumors require an adequate supply of oxygen, metabolites and an effective way to remove waste products. This is achieved by angiogenesis, which is defined as the process by which new blood vessels are produced by sprouting from preexisting vasculature. There is a large spectrum of physiological and pathological processes in which angiogenesis occur, ranging from tissue hypertrophy, wound healing, and inflammation to tumors.