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Detection and analysis of abnormal nuclear changes in oral cytological smears by Papanicolaou staining
Author(s) -
Nag R.,
Raza H.,
Kumar S.,
Seal R.,
Banerjee A.,
Paul R. R.,
Pal M.,
Chatterjee J.,
Das R. K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12504
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , medicine , staining , papanicolaou test , cancer , pathology , cervical cancer
The authors demonstrate the usefulness of careful characterisation of nuclear features in oral smear preparations in detecting abnormal squamous cells. This could lead to early discovery of premalignant oral lesions and allow prompt treatment to prevent cancer development.