Open AccessImmunohistochemical evaluation of mast cells and vascular endothelial proliferation in oral precancerous lesion-leukoplakia
Author(s) -
M Sathyakumar,
Gopu Sriram,
TR Saraswathi,
B Sivapathasundharam
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.102481
Subject(s) - mast cell , leukoplakia , pathology , dysplasia , angiogenesis , medicine , lesion , tryptase , epithelial dysplasia , oral mucosa , immunohistochemistry , immunology , cancer research , cancer
Oral leukoplakia is the best-known precursor lesion. Although a morphologic feature of oral epithelial dysplasia is well described, less is known about the pathobiologic changes within the cells and over the cell surfaces for malignant transformation.