Article
Markers for dysplasia of the upper aerodigestive tract. Suprabasal expression of PCNA, p53, and CK19 in alcohol-fixed, embedded tissue.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Oct 1992
Coltrera M D, Zarbo R J, Sakr W A, Gown A M
Abstract excerpt
Recognition of premalignant lesions in the oral epithelium has the potential to increase survival rates for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. It has previously been reported that cytokeratin 19 (CK19), a 40-kd epithelial cytoskeletal protein within the suprabasal squamous epithelium, is a specific marker of moderate-to-severe dysplasia and carcinoma in situ in oral cavity squamous epithelium. In...
Topics
- Antigens, Neoplasm
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Immunohistochemistry
- Keratins
- Mouth
- Mouth Mucosa
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Mutation
