Published in:
01-07-2019 | Letter to the Editor
Tumor Associated Tissue Eosinophilia in Ameloblastoma
Authors:
Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode, Amol R. Gadbail, Shailesh Gondivkar, Shankargouda Patil
Published in:
Pathology & Oncology Research
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Issue 3/2019
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Excerpt
Tumor-associated tissue eosinophilia (TATE) is characterized by the presence of eosinophils as a component of peri- and intratumoral inflammatory infiltrate. It has been reported in various malignancies like colorectal, breast, ovarian, cervical, naso-pharynx, lungs, gastrointestinal, skin, genitourinary, Hodgkin’s and prostate cancer [
1]. In oral cavity, tissue eosinophilia is reported in oral squamous cell carcinoma [
2], odontogenic cysts [
3] and mucoepidermoid carcinoma [
4]. However, TATE has not been reported in any odontogenic tumors till date. …