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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP

Immunohistochemical analysis of stromal fibrocytes and myofibroblasts to envision the invasion and lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Sowmya J Rao, Jyothi Bellur Madhava Rao, Pp Jagadish Rao

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sowmya J RaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Jyothi Bellur Madhava RaoDepartment of Oral Pathology, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
Pp Jagadish RaoDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College (Affiliated to Manipal University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · INManipal Academy of Higher Education · INSri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences & Hospital · IN

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backgroundTumor cells work in close coordination with stromal elements from its stage of emergence to metastasis. The study was designed to assess the presence and distribution pattern of stromal fibrocytes and myofibroblasts in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Possibility of using these stromal cells as a marker for invasion and lymphnode metastasis was evaluated. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 40 cases of OSCC consisting twenty cases of each lymph node positive (pN+) and lymph node negative (pN0) samples and ten normal oral mucosa (NOM) tissues were subjected to double immunostaining using CD34 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) antibodies. Stained sections were evaluated semiquantitatively.

resultsCD34 fibrocytes were seen in 70% of NOM and none of OSCC samples. α-SMA myofibroblasts were seen in 80% of OSCC and none of NOM samples. A statistically significant difference was found in fibrocyte values (

conclusionsThis study suggested that fibrocytes could be used as one of the markers for early invasion. Abrupt loss of fibrocytes at the transition zone toward carcinoma and statistical significance in their values supported this inference. Heterogeneity in the distribution pattern of myofibroblasts in tumor stroma indicates that this variability may predict the tumor behavior toward nodal metastasis rather than their mere presence or absence.

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Alpha-smooth muscle actinCD34fibrocytesmyofibroblastsoral squamous cell carcinomatumor stroma

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PMID28932030
PMCPMC5596671
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