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Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
[Keratin 8 expression in mouth mucosa hyperkeratosis and squamous cell carcinoma ]
Abstract:
The immunohistochemical study of proliferation and intermediate filament--keratin 8 expressions at oral hyperkeratosis and oral Squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been carried out. It has been shown, that the specific character of keratin 8 expressions can be used in differential diagnosis between oral hyperkeratosis and OSCC. Different types of oral hyperkeratosis (without atypia, SIN1, SIN2 and SIN3) can be differentiated by Ki-67 and keratin 8. We have found the moderate positive correlation between proliferation and a keratin 8 expression in neoplastic epithelial cells.
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