Mast cells and factor XIIIa+ dendrocytes in actinic cheilitis and lip squamous cell carcinoma
Isadora Luana Flores,
José Alcides Almeida De Arruda,
Thamiris de Castro Abrantes
et al.
Abstract:There is an interaction between dendrocytes and mast cells in the skin. However, in elastosis-related diseases such as actinic cheilitis (AC) and lower lip squamous cell carcinoma (LLSCC), this interaction remains unknown. We investigated the presence of intact and degranulated mast cells in AC and LLSCC. Associations of mast cells with factor XIIIa+ dendrocytes and inflammatory infiltrate were assessed. Forty cases of AC (20 with low-grade and 20 with high-grade epithelial dysplasia), 50 cases of LLSCC, and 1… Show more
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