Open AccessHPV involvement in OSCC: Correlation of PCR results with light microscopic features
Author(s) -
Rajbir Kaur Khangura,
Shamindra Sengupta,
Keya Sircar,
Bharat Bhushan Sharma,
Sanjeet Kumar Singh,
Varun Rastogi
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.119756
Subject(s) - koilocyte , pathology , dyskeratosis , basal cell , polymerase chain reaction , human papillomavirus , biology , significant difference , medicine , cancer , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cervical cancer , gene , hyperkeratosis , genetics
The study evaluated pathognomic histopathological features with the help of light microscopy for detecting the integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) (type 16 and 18) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).