Increased of Langerhans Cells in Smokeless Tobacco-Associated Oral Mucosal Lesions

Increased of Langerhans Cells in Smokeless Tobacco-Associated Oral Mucosal Lesions

Objective: To evaluate the changes in the number of Langerhans Cells (LC) observed in the epithelium of smokeless tobacco (SLT-induced) lesions. Methods: Microscopic sections from biopsies carried out in the buccal mucosa of twenty patients, who were chronic users of smokeless tobacco (SLT), were u...

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Main Authors: and Eacute;rica Dorigatti de and Aacute;vila, Rafael Scaf de Molon, Melaine de Almeida Lawall, Renata Bianco Consolaro, Alberto Consolaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2012-04-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
Subjects:
Smokeless tobacco
leukoplakic lesions
cancer
langerhans cells
chewing tobacco
Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=15270

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