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| ORIGINAL RESEARCH |
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| Year : 2014 |
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: 25 | Issue : 2 | Page
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Sediment cytology in diagnostic evaluation of oral neoplasms
Vishakha V Chaudhari, Rishikesh Dandekar, Aarti M Mahajan, Nilima Prakash
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MGV'S KBH Dental College and Hospital, Nasik, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Vishakha V Chaudhari
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MGV'S KBH Dental College and Hospital, Nasik, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.135904
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Aim: To evaluate the role of sediment cytology of biopsy specimen fixatives in early diagnosis of oral neoplasms.
Materials and Methods: Cytological smears were prepared by centrifuging the fixatives in which the biopsy specimens were received. The smears were analyzed and the cytological results were compared with histological diagnosis.
Results: Of 20 lesions studied by sediment cytology, 8 were labeled as benign, 9 as malignant and 3 cases as inconclusive. Final histopathological diagnosis labeled 12 lesions as malignant and 8 lesions as benign. Comparing the cytological diagnosis with histological sections, 17 out of 20 cases were concordant. The overall diagnostic accuracy of 85% was achieved.
Conclusion: Biopsy sediment cytology is a good complimentary method to histopathology in the study of oral biopsy material. |
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