Desmosomal Component Expression in Normal, Dysplastic, and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Main Authors: Nagamani Narayana (Author), Julie Gist (Author), Tyler Smith (Author), Daniel Tylka (Author), Gavin Trogdon (Author), James K. Wahl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Squamous cell carcinoma (oral SCC) is the most common oral cancer in the U.S., affecting nearly 30,000 Americans each year. Despite recent advances in detection and treatment, there has been little improvement in the five-year survival rate for this devastating disease. Oral cancer may be preceded b...