Abstract:Introduction: Field cancerization, the occurrence of transformed cells in the area adjacent to the tumor, has been attributed to the probable reasons of local recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have properties of tumor initiation, migration, and metastasis. The objective of the study was to evaluate their role in field cancerization.
Experimental Procedure: A panel of CSCs and its related markers was established from literature and validated in i) samples from s… Show more
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