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From: ITGA3 and ITGB4 expression biomarkers estimate the risks of locoregional and hematogenous dissemination of oral squamous cell carcinoma

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Histopathological categorization by mode of invasion[10]. Grade 1: well-defined borderline along the basal layer of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Grade 2: less-marked borderline with occasional growth of SCC cell groups. Grade 3: invasive growth of SCC cell groups with no distinct borderline. Grade 4c: diffuse invasion of cord-like SCC cells. Grade 4d: diffuse invasion of a single SCC cell or a few SCC cells in the deeper portion. Grade 1, 2, and 3 were categorized to YK4 negative (YK4-), and Grade 4c and 4d to YK4 positive (YK4+).

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