Cytomorphometric analysis of squames obtained from normal oral mucosa and lesions of oral leukoplakia and squamous cell carcinoma

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-86

  Ramaesh, T ^a   Mendis, B R R N ^a   Ratnatunga, N ^b   Thattil, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cytomorphometry; Oral cancer; Oral exfoliative cytology; Oral leukoplakia; Oral premalignant lesions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032005308     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1998.tb02099.x     Document Type: Article

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