Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Perineural invasion: PNI is a form of tumor spread exhibited by malignancies which are neurotropic in nature and correlates with aggressive behavior, disease reccurence and mortality. I
Sponsors
Rohilkhand Medical College Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Biopsies from oral cavity diagnosed microscopically as oral squamous cell carcinoma during the study period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cancers of oral cavity other than squamous cell carcinomas. Inadequate biopsy specimen.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perineural invasion, nerve morphometry and immunohistochemistry in oral squamous cell carcinoma.Timepoint: Nil | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patterns of PNI on microscopy along with measurement of nerve tumor distance and nerve diameter in PNI negative tumors on S100 stained slides.Timepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPrateek Sharma
Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Bareilly
Outcome results
None listed