Open AccessEfficacy of oral brush cytology in the evaluation of the oral premalignant and malignant lesions
Author(s) -
Medha Babshet,
Kirty Nandimath,
SK Pervatikar,
Venkatesh G Naikmasur
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.86342
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , histopathology , cytopathology , brush , biopsy , predictive value , diagnostic accuracy , pathology , radiology , electrical engineering , engineering
In the present study, oral brush cytology of premalignant and malignant lesions was performed using tooth brush. The cytopathological diagnosis of brush cytology was compared with that of punch biopsy. The reliability of oral brush cytology using tooth brush was assessed in terms of sensitivity and specificity.