Expression of cytokeratin 13 and 17 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma and epithelial dysplasia

The findings of this study indicate that assessment of the expression of cytokeratin 13 and 17 might be useful in the diagnosis of malignant potential in epithelial dysplasia. Moreover, evaluating changes in the expression of cytokeratin 13 and 17 could be effective in evaluating surgical margins.