Open AccessEstimation of salivary sialic acid in oral premalignancy and oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Vishakha Chaudhari,
GL Pradeep,
Nilima Prakash,
Aarti Mahajan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.194108
Subject(s) - sialic acid , medicine , saliva , basal cell , cancer , epithelial dysplasia , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , carcinoma , gastroenterology , oncology , biology , genetics , paleontology
Oral cancer is the most life-threatening disease of oral tissues. In societies where the incidence of oral cancer is high, clinically recognizable premalignant lesions are particularly common. Diagnosing oral cancers at an early stage is critical in improving the survival rate and reducing the morbidity associated with the disease. Alterations in the sialic acid levels in cancer patients have stimulated interest in this sugar residue as a possible tumor marker.