Open AccessQualitative analysis of connective tissue stroma in different grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A histochemical study
Author(s) -
Smitha Kullage,
Maji Jose,
Vagish Kumar L Shanbhag,
Riaz Abdulla
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_683_16
Subject(s) - stroma , pathology , connective tissue , medicine , basal cell , carcinoma , biology , immunohistochemistry
Detection of oral cancer at an early stage is of utmost importance to decrease morbidity and mortality. Tumor stroma plays a critical role during carcinogenesis. There is lack of information regarding the characteristics of the stroma in relation to the invading malignant epithelial cells and the interdependence between stroma and tumor cells in different grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).