Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology And Microbiology

We deal with the diagnosis of pathological specimens like ulcers, lumps, red and white lesions of the oral cavity which are surgically removed from patients. The samples are also evaluated for presence of cancer, describing type of tumour, spread and grading of the lesion.We also work in close association with the Department of Oral Surgery for diagnosing and spearheading a community oral cancer diagnosis and screening program.

Our modern histopathological and microbiological lab is equipped with semi- automatic digital microtome, tissue processor, penta-head microscope , an updated IHC lab and a pathology museum with a collection of rare specimens.

The department is also actively conducting research in oral pre-cancer and cancer in collaboration with eminent institutions like SMST & ECE, IIT Kharagpur, ISI, JIS-ISAR, with publications in world-renowned journals like PNAS, Biomolecules MDPI, Global Oncology, Scientific Reports alongside numerous national and international pathology journals. Our department also boasts of ongoing projects funded by national agencies like ICMR,SERB and WB State DST.

BEST PUBLICATION (ORIGINAL ARTICLE) OF PROF. (DR.) MOUSUMI PAL, HOD-

1. Bhowmik A, Ghosh B, Pal M, Paul RR, Chatterjee J, Chakraborty S. Portable, handheld, and affordable blood perfusion imager for screening of subsurface cancer in resource-limited settings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022 Jan 11;119(2):e2026201119.
2. Pratiher S, Chattoraj S, Nawn D, Pal M, Paul RR, Konik H, Chatterjee J. A Multi-Scale Context Aggregation Enriched MLP-Mixer Model for Oral Cancer Screening from Oral Sub-epithelial Connective Tissues. In 2022 30th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO) 2022 Aug 29 (pp. 1323-1327). IEEE.
3. Karmakar A, Nag R, Pal M, Paul RR, Chatterjee J, Das RK. Measurement of chaos and quantum decoherence in H&E stained images of oral epithelium for early detection Oral Submucous Fibrosis. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES) 2022 Mar 10 (Vol. 1, pp. 236-242). IEEE.
4. Sharma N, Nawn D, Pratiher S, Shome S, Chatterjee R, Biswas K, Pal M, Paul RR, Dutta S, Chatterjee J. Multifractal texture analysis of salivary fern pattern for oral pre-cancers and cancer assessment. IEEE Sensors Journal. 2021 Jan 21;21(7):9333-40.
5. Ghosh B, Chatterjee J, Paul R, Lahiri P, Pal M, Mitra P, Ahluwalia BS, Agarwal K. tAF-MUSICAL: autofluorescence super-resolution microscopy for molecular histopathology of matrix proteins in fibrotic diseases. 2021
6. Lahiri P, Mukherjee S, Ghosh B, Das D, Lahiri B, Varshney SK, Pal M, Paul RR, Chatterjee J. Comprehensive evaluation of PAXgene fixation on oral cancer tissues using routine histology, immunohistochemistry, and FTIR microspectroscopy. Biomolecules. 2021 Jun 15;11(6):889
7. Pal M, Nawn D, Lahiri P, Das D, Paul RR, Chakraborty D. Malignant potentiality assessment of oral submucous fibrosis through semi-quantitative approach. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: JOMFP. 2020 Jan;24(1):188.
8. Nag R, Paul RR, Pal M, Chatterjee J, Das RK. Epithelial Distribution of E-Cadherin, p63, and Mitotic Figures in ApoTome Images to Determine the Oncogenic Potentiality of Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2020 Dec 1;26(6):1198-210.
9. Goswami B, Chatterjee J, Paul RR, Pal M, Patra R. Classification of oral submucous fibrosis using convolutional neural network. In 2020 National Conference on Emerging Trends on Sustainable Technology and Engineering Applications (NCETSTEA) 2020 Feb 7 (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
10. Bag S, Dutta D, Chaudhary A, Sing BC, Pal M, Ray AK, Banerjee R, Paul RR, Basak A, Das AK, Chatterjee J. Identification of α-enolase as a prognostic and diagnostic precancer biomarker in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal of clinical pathology. 2017 Aug 17.

BEST PUBLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

1. Chatterjee RP, Sinha S, Banerjee D, Parveen L, Kundu S. Metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma from breast mimicking a pyogenic granuloma in the gingiva: a case report. PAMJ. Volume 47 (14). 11 Jan 2024
2. Ghosh A, Bagchi S, Gayen S, Mahmud SK. A. Oral and Cutaneous manifestations of Disseminated DLE: A case report with literature review. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Journal, Volume 15 Issue 1 January–June 2024) KDJ – Vol. 4
3. Prasad R, Shome S, Dutta K. B Cell Lymphoma of Mandible: A Unique Case Report with Diagnostic Perplexity. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research. 2023 Apr;13(2).
4. Sultana M, Bagchi S, Sinha S, Chatterjee A, Chatterjee RP. Clear Cell Variant of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Involving Palate. International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Research. Volume: 4 Issue:6 (Nov-Dec 2023); Page No: 35-37
5. Kaur KP, Kundu S, Chatterjee A, Pal M. Fibroblastic osteosarcoma: A perplexing entity. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2023 Jul 1;27(3):573-8.
6. Sultana M, Chatterjee RP, Kundu S, Mahmud SA. Primary amelanotic malignant melanoma of parotid and submandibular salivary gland: A rare case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: JOMFP. 2022 Apr;26(2):263.
7. Das SK, Maitra A, Pal M, Paul RR. TRANSFORMED CELL-THE UNUSUAL SUCCESSION OF A USUAL CELL. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research. 2022 Dec 31;13(11):21-7.
8. Kaur KP, Kundu S, Bagchi S, Gayen S, Pal M. Bite Mark Analysis-A Crucial Forensic Evidence. Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Journal. 2022 Jul 1;13(2).
9. Bagchi S, Kundu S, Chatterjee A, Chatterjee RP. Atypical presentation of granular cell tumor involving tongue: A rare case report. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research. 2021 Apr;11(2):111.
10. Mallick A, Shah N, Mahmud SA, Das SK. Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma–A rare case. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: JOMFP. 2020 Feb;24(Suppl 1):S67.
11. Gayen S, Kundu S, Das SK, Mahmud SA, Pal M. Schwannoma of tongue-A case report. Oral Maxillofac Patho J. 2020 Jan 1;11(1):42-.
12. Bagchi S, Shah N, Sheikh MA, Chatterjee RP. Case report: Oral sarcoidosis aiding in diagnosis of underlying systemic disease. BMJ Case Reports. 2019;12(11).
13. Bagchi S, Chatterjee RP, Das SK, Mahmud SA. Dermatologic and Oral Manifestations of Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report with Review. Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Journal. 2019 Jul 1;10(2).
14. Nangalia R, Shah N, Sheikh MA, Pal M. Case report: Rhabdomyosarcoma involving maxilla mimicking gingival enlargement: A diagnostic challenge. BMJ Case Reports. 2019;12(11).
15. Chatterjee RP, Paul R. R., Pal M, Bandyopadhyay R. Psychological And Psychosocial Impacts In Head & Neck Cancer Patients- A Systematic Review International Journal of Current Advanced Research Vol 8, Issue 12(C), pp 20742-20746, December 2019.
16. Gayen S, Kundu S, Chatterjee PR, Pal M. Evaluation Of Oral Pathogenic Microbes Associated With Pericoronitis And Their Susceptibility To Different Antibiotics. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 9, Issue, 11, pp.60461-60466, November, 2017
17. Shah N, Ray JG, Kundu S, Sardana D. Surgical management of chronic hyperplastic candidiasis refractory to systemic antifungal treatment. Journal of Laboratory Physicians. 2017 Apr;9(02):136-9.
18. Chatterjee RP, Gayen S, Kundu S, Chattaraj M, Pal M, Das S. A unique case of clear cell variant of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor involving the maxilla. Dental Research Journal. 2017 Jul;14(4):293.
19. Chattaraj M, Gayen S, Chatterjee RP, Shah N, Kundu S. Solitary Myofibroma of the mandible in a six-year old-child: Diagnosis of a rare lesion. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research: JCDR. 2017 Apr;11(4):ZD13.
20. Mahmud SA, Shah N, Chattaraj M, Gayen S. Solitary encapsulated neurofibroma not associated with neurofibromatosis-1 affecting tongue in a 73-year-old female. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2016 Jul 20;2016.
21. Chatterjee RP, Shah N, Kundu S, Mahmud SA, Bhandari S. Cervicofacial actinomycosis mimicking osseous neoplasm: a rare case. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 2015 Jul;9(7):ZD29.