Oral potentially malignant lesions: First-level micro-histological diagnosis from tissue fragments sampled in liquid-based diagnostic cytology

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 358-363

  Navone, Roberto ^a   Pentenero, Monica ^b   Rostan, Isabella ^a   Burlo, Paola ^c   Marsico, Andrea ^a   Broccoletti, Roberto ^b   Scully, Crispian ^d   Gandolfo, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histological diagnosis; Micro biopsies; Micro histology; Oral cancer; Oral cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASIA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROANALYSIS; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH LESION; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH PLAQUE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTIPLE CANCER; ORAL BIOPSY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING ERROR; SCALPEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CURETTAGE; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44949236950     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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