Histopathological Patterns in Orofacial Tumors: An Explicit Concepts

Abstract

Oral health is essential to the quality of life of individuals. Oral lesions including tumors can disrupt daily activities by causing pain and discomfort during essential functions like mastication, swallowing, and speech. The oral and maxillofacial regions are susceptible to various irritants that can result in diverse injuries, consequently contributing to a broad spectrum of pathology. Histological patterns are characteristic of particular tumors or group of tumors. Thus these particular patterns are essential for the histopathological diagnosis. The knowledge of various patterns in different lesions helps in the diagnosis and delivery of appropriate treatment. It will help us to understand the nature and the behavior of the lesions. They provide crucial insights into an intricate architecture of various lesions.  Recognization of these patterns such as tubular, basaloid, biphasic, staghorn, herring bone etc are fundamental for correlating structural organization with physiological conditions and identifying both normal and pathological conditions. This article is an attempt to highlight various histopathological patterns seen in head and neck lesions.