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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020

Expression of Ki-67 and Βeta-Catenin in Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Oral Mucosal Biopsies : An Immunohistochemical Study.

Bismah Ahmad, Mohammad Asif, Anam Ali, Shahid Jamal, Muhammad Zaib Khan, Mohammad Tahir Khadim

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Bismah AhmadDepartment of Histopathology, Armed forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-1199-8238
Mohammad AsifDepartment of Histopathology, Armed forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Anam AliDepartment of Histopathology, Armed forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Shahid JamalDepartment of Histopathology, Watim Medical and Dental College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Zaib KhanDepartment of Endodontics , Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Mohammad Tahir KhadimDepartment of Histopathology, Armed forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology · PKRawalpindi Medical University · PK

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Abstract

objectiveTo examine the immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and beta-catenin in pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in oral mucosal biopsies.

methodsIn this comparative cross sectional study, 70 cases of each PEH and OSCC were taken from the patients of both genders and in all age groups. Study was conducted at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi from Dec 2017 to March 2019. Statistical analysis was done with the help of SPSS Version 24.0. We used Chi-Squared test with p value of < 0.05 which was considered as statistically significant.

resultsIn the current study, 80 (57.1%) male and 60 (42.8%) female patients with the mean age of 51.69 ± 16.121 (mean ± SD) years were included. It was found that 6-25% Ki-67 labeling index was observed in all (70) PEH cases, which involved only basal layer of the epithelium. Whereas, Ki-67 labeling index was highly expressed in tumor of high grade malignancy than tumor of low grade malignancy. On the other hand, expression of membranous beta-catenin was higher in PEH and cytoplasmic beta-catenin expression was higher in OSCC.

conclusionIt is concluded that Ki-67 and beta-catenin showed significant expression in PEH and OSCC in oral mucosal biopsies especially those with intense inflammation or unoriented tissue, helping the clinicians to arrive at a final diagnosis before planning any surgical intervention.

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beta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperplasiaImmunohistochemistryKeratoacanthomaKi-67 AntigenMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsPrognosisbeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCTNNB1 protein, humanKi-67 Antigenbeta-cateninKi-67Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasiaSquamous Cell Carcinoma

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PMCPMC7294027
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