ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
Histochemical analysis of mucin expression using mucicarmine and periodic acid-Schiff stains in pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma: An unexplored niche in salivary gland tumour pathology.
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. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Salivary glands, as exocrine glands, play a crucial role in saliva production, vital for maintaining oral cavity health and moisture. Histochemical analysis of saliva identifies mucins as its primary component. Variations in mucin characteristics could potentially indicate early neoplastic changes. Utilizing special stains such as PAS and mucicarmine is essential for accurately diagnosing salivary gland neoplasms (SGNs). This study focuses on the histochemical analysis of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) to evaluate mucin expression using periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and mucicarmine stains. Aim: To access, analyse and compare the mucin expression in cases of PA and MEC. Materials and Methods: The study group comprised 41 SGNs, which included 21 cases of MEC and 20 cases of PA, and 15 cases of normal oral mucosa containing minor salivary gland tissues were included in the control group. Histopathologically diagnosed cases, both PA and MEC, were selected, and tissue sections were stained with PAS and Mucicarmine to assess and analyse the mucin expression. Pearson's Chi-squared test was applied for the statistical analysis. Results and Conclusion: MEC stained with mucicarmine and PAS showed strong mucin expression in low-grade cases, moderate expression in intermediate-grade cases and weak mucin expression in high-grade cases, showing a statistically significant difference (
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.