Open AccessCorrelation between histological grading and ploidy status in potentially malignant disorders of the oral mucosa: A flow cytometric analysis
Author(s) -
T Vijayavel,
Nalini Aswath
Publication year - 2013
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.119747
Subject(s) - grading (engineering) , oral mucosa , pathology , correlation , flow cytometry , biology , medicine , immunology , mathematics , ecology , geometry
Histopathological grading of oral dysplastic lesions is the method of choice for evaluating malignant and potentially malignant disorders. Owing to inter- and intra-observer variability, determination of the DNA ploidy status of lesions may serve as an adjunct in the prediction of malignant transformation.