Open AccessThe master switch: Comparative study of mast cell in oral epithelial dysplasia, oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cells carcinoma and their association with inflammation and angiogenesis
Author(s) -
Neethu Telagi,
B R Ahmed Mujib,
Pavan G Kulkarni,
Rashmi Naik
Publication year - 2015
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.157196
Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , medicine , epithelial dysplasia , pathology , mast cell , leukoplakia , dysplasia , h&e stain , fibrosis , oral lichen planus , vascularity , oral mucosa , inflammation , angiogenesis , carcinoma , staining , immunology , cancer
Dental and medical practitioners encounter wide spectrum of oral lesions in their day-to-day practice. Many of the lesions such as leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), etc., are associated with tobacco and betel nut chewing. Oral leukoplakia, OSF, oral lichen planus and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are the most commonly occurring oral diseases associated with characteristic clinical and histological features and are associated with chronic inflammation at some stage of the disease process.