The Occurrence of Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule (ALCAM) and Its Predictive Factors in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objectives: To determine the occurrence of Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule (ALCAM) and its predictive factors in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Methods: This cross sectional study was concocted on 102 patients with OSCC referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital of Tehran during 1997-2015. The data collection tool a checklist consisted of demographic and pathologic (lymph node involvement, differentiation, tumor size and tumor location) characteristics which extracted from patients' medical records.

Exploring the concept of "inflammatory angiogenesis" in keratocystic odontogenic tumor.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of inflammation in angiogenesis of keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT).

Study Design: Twenty inflamed and 20 non-inflamed KCOTs were selected based on quantitative scoring of inflammation which was also applied on 20 radicular cysts. Microvessel density was assessed in all samples using CD34 antibody and angiogenesis was compared between the three groups.