background and aims. there is no report on the apoptotic impact of allium sativum l. (garlic) on the oral squamous cell carcinoma (kb); hence, this study was designed to survey the apoptotic effects of garlic fresh juice (gfj) on the kb cells. materials and methods. mtt assay (microculture tetrazolium assay) was carried out to evaluate the cytotoxicity of gfj on kb cells. furthermore, tunel (te...

â  â  background esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (escc) is usually detected in advanced stages resulting in a very poor prognosis. early diagnoâ­sis needs identification of clinically relevant precancerous lesions which could become the target of screening and early treatment. our aim was to check whether esophagitis could serve as a relevant histological precursor of escc in northern iran. ...

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is an aggressive, high-grade, variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is uncommon in the oral cavity but slightly more common in the oropharynx. We present two cases of BSCC, one arising in the floor of the mouth and the other arising on the lateral border of the tongue. The diagnosis of this subtype of SCC is important owing to its particular beh...

A 70-year-old Japanese man presented at our hospital with an asymptomatic, blackish, irregularly shaped plaque with a gray nodule in the periphery on his left lower leg. The lesion had been present for 10 years and had recently enlarged, associated with bleeding. Histopathologically, the tumor consisted of three distinct parts: The first part showed massive aggregation of basophilic basaloid ce...

background and aims. several diagnostic methods are being employed to detect benign and malignant lesions, one of which is silver nitrate staining for organizer regions. the number of nucleolar organizing regions (nors) can be used to show the degree of cell activity or metabolism in pathologic lesions. this study was designed to evaluate nors as determinants of precancerous and squamous cell c...

conclusions based on evidence, dentists and dental health care professionals should consider periodontal disease as a risk factor for the development of neoplasms in the oral cavity. it also seems a good idea to provide periodontal therapy for patients with cancer to achieve ideal therapeutic results. results cancer of the oral cavity and periodontal disease are related from different aspects. ...

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSQCC) of the lung is a very rare subtype of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). There have been no reported cases of syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) developing concurrently with this tumor. We herein present a case of a 68-year-old female who was diagnosed with lung mass discovered incidentally on preoperative clearance for surgica...

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare and aggressive version of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that preferentially occurs in the upper aerodigestive tract. Since the first description by Wain SL et al., in 1986, only 21 cases with BSCC in the nasal cavity or in the paranasal cavity have been reported in the English literature. We present a case of BSCC arising in a paranasal sinus, a...