Histological and molecular aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma (Review)

  • Authors:
    • César Rivera
    • Bernardo Venegas
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  • Published online on: April 29, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2103
  • Pages: 7-11
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Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) represents 95% of all forms of head and neck cancer, and over the last decade its incidence has increased by 50%. Oral carcinogenesis is a multistage process, which simultaneously involves precancerous lesions, invasion and metastasis. Degradation of the cell cycle and the proliferation of malignant cells results in the loss of control mechanisms that ensure the normal function of tissues. The aim of the current review is to present the histopathological features of OSCC, including potentially malignant changes, the international classification of tumors, the tumor invasion front and tumor biomarkers (Ki‑67, p53, homeobox genes and collagen type IV), as well as the tumor microenvironment and function of cancer‑associated fibroblasts in the most common type of oral cancer that is encountered by dental surgeons. In OSCC, associations have been identified between the proliferation, basal lamina degradation and connective tissue modulation. Therefore, the comparison of these factors with the survival time of OSCC patients from the histopathological diagnosis is of interest.
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Rivera C and Venegas B: Histological and molecular aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma (Review). Oncol Lett 8: 7-11, 2014.
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Rivera, C., & Venegas, B. (2014). Histological and molecular aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma (Review). Oncology Letters, 8, 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2103
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Rivera, C., Venegas, B."Histological and molecular aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma (Review)". Oncology Letters 8.1 (2014): 7-11.
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Rivera, C., Venegas, B."Histological and molecular aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma (Review)". Oncology Letters 8, no. 1 (2014): 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2103