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Avaliação da imunoexpressão de PI3K e PTEN em ceratocistos odontogênicos e amel...
Feitosa, Sthefane GomesOdontogenic cysts are relatively common lesions that cause bone destruction in the jaws. They are classified according to their origin in: developmental cysts, including odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), or in inflammatory cysts. Odontogenic tumors correspond to a complex group of lesions of different histopathological types and clinical behaviors, being classified according to their origin. Among tumors of odontog...
Immunohistochemical evaluation of GLUT-3 and GLUT-4 in oral epithelial dysplasi...
Feitosa, Sthefane Gomes; Viana, Khalil Fernandes; Luna, Ealber Carvalho Macedo; Costa, Fábio Wildson Gurgel; Cavalcante, Roberta BarrosoObjectives: To evaluate immunohistochemically the expression of GLUT-3 and GLUT-4 in oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and assess possible involvement in the malignant transformation of oral lesions. Methods: Tissue samples of 15 cases of OSCC and 15 of OED were subjected to immunohistochemistry with anti-GLUT-3 and anti-GLUT-4 antibodies. Five fields of each case were ...
Asymptomatic floor-of-mouth mass in a 79-year-old woman misinterpreted as a sub...
Bezerra, Thâmara Manoela Marinho; Chaves, Filipe Nobre; Carvalho, Francisco Samuel Rodrigues; Feitosa, Sthefane GomesTo the Editor: A 79-year-old woman presented to the Clinic of Stomatology, Federal University of Cear a (Sobral, Brazil) with referral to evaluate a firm intraoral growth previously interpreted as an oral ranula (sublingual gland mucous extravasation cyst). Initially during the anamnesis, the woman did not remember any dental or medical procedures that she believed to be related to the appearance of the lesion,...