Open AccessPolarizing and Light Microscopic Analysis of Mineralized Components and Stromal Elements in Fibrous Ossifying Lesions
Author(s) -
Rasika Kulkarni,
Sriranjani D Sarvade,
Karen Boaz,
Srikant Natarajan,
K. P. Nandita,
Amitha J Lewis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8031.4491
Subject(s) - fibrous dysplasia , van gieson's stain , pathology , stromal cell , anatomy , collagen fibres , chemistry , fibroma , h&e stain , staining , medicine
Fibro-osseous lesions, along with few reactive lesions of the jaws exhibit an overlapping histo-morphologic spectrum with respect to the nature of calcifications and stromal components. This causes difficulty in assessing the origin, pathogenesis and diagnosis of these lesions.