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ISSN: 2319-5886
Accepted: 2nd Sep 2014
MAST CELLS AND ANGIOGENESIS IN ORAL EPITHELIAL DYSPLASTIC LESIONS AND ORAL
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
*Hegde Veda1, Marla Vinay2
1
Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur,
Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
2
Post Graduate Student, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Table:2.Comparison of the three study groups with microvessel density values by Kruskal-Wallis test:
Groups
Sample size Mean Std. Dev. Mean rank p-value
Normal oral mucosa
10
7.4601.223
6.00
0.00
Oral epithelial dysplasia
20
12.2152.013
23.98
Oral squamous cell carcinoma 20
17.2754.520
36.78
Table: 3. Pearsons correlation test for determining the relationship between microvessel density and mast
cell density in normal oral mucosa, oral epithelial dysplasia & oral squamous cell carcinoma
Groups
Sample size r-value p-value
Normal oral mucosa
10
0.264
0.460
Oral epithelial dysplasia
20
0.651
0.002
Oral squamous cell carcinoma 20
0.341
0.142
DISCUSSION
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