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. 2014 Jun;5(2):144-7.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-014-0305-8. Epub 2014 Apr 19.

p53: Revealing the Unusual Suspect: a Study and Field Cancerization Minireview

Sandeep S Gupta  1 , Devi Charan Shetty  2 , Aadithya B Urs  3 , Sowmya K  4
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p53: Revealing the Unusual Suspect: a Study and Field Cancerization Minireview

Sandeep S Gupta et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jun.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Photograph showing ulcero-proliferative growth in the left mandibular posterior alveolar region. b Photograph showing erythematous plaque on the hard palate separated from the ulcero-proliferative growth by normal appearing mucosa
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a Photomicrograph (H&E stain, 200×) depicting histopathological features of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. b Photomicrograph (H&E stain, 200×) exhibiting histopathological features of moderate to severe dysplasia. c Photomicrograph (H&E stain 200×) showing histologically normal oral mucosa
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
a Photomicrograph (p53 IHC stain, 400×) revealing intense p53 positivity in all the tumor cells. b Photomicrograph (p53 IHC stain, 400×) showing intense p53 positivity in all cell layers of dysplastic epithelium. c Photomicrograph (p53 IHC stain, 400×) showing intense p53 positivity in basal and suprabasal cell layers of normal epithelium
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