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AUTHOR
Nirmala N Rao
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The role of mast cells on angiogenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
2011
Objective: Angiogenesis or neovascularization has long been known to aid in progression and metastasis of malignant tumors. Tumor angiogenesis is a complex event mediated by angiogenic factors released from cancer cells and or by host immune cells. Mast cells may induce tumor progression and potentiate metastasis by stimulating angiogenesis. The purpose of the present study was to validate topographic distribution of micro vessel density (MVD) and mast cell density (MCD) and help to elucidate the possible role of mast cells in tumor angiogenesis and correlating this with advanced disease parameters. Study Design: MVD and MCD were investigated in tumor specimens from 30 patients diagnosed wi…
Fibrous Dysplasia and Ossifying Fibroma-an advent in their diagnosis
2011
Objectives: Fibro-osseous lesions of the craniofacial complex comprise of a diverse, interesting and challenging group of conditions that pose difficulties in classification and treatment. The two most confused benign fibro-osseous lesions are fibrous dysplasia and ossifying fibroma. Sometimes, the classic clinical, radiologic or pathologic features of fibrous dysplasia or ossifying fibroma may not be evident, but overlapping features of both may be seen. The dilemma in diagnosis of these lesions rests in the bony trabeculae as well as in the fibrous stroma. Cases of fibrous dysplasia showing lamellated bony trabeculae and osteoblastic rimming have been reported which may confound diagnosis…
Quantification of colloid bodies in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reaction - A Histochemical Study
2011
Aim: Oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid reaction are familiar keratotic lesions found on the oral mucosa. Colloid bodies can be microscopically appreciated in both these lesions. The aim of this study was to identify as well as examine the frequency of colloid bodies in oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid reaction by histochemical means. Method: The material for the study included 12 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks (7 oral lichen planus and 5 oral lichenoid reaction), retrieved from the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MCODS, Manipal. Sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) with diastase to identify, locate and examine t…