Open AccessEarly detection of oral cancer: PAP and AgNOR staining in brush biopsies
Author(s) -
Dinesh V Rajput,
Jagdish Vishnu Tupkari
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.72501
Subject(s) - brush , staining , pathology , medicine , cancer , materials science , composite material
The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of routine Papanicolaou stain (PAP) and Silver stained Nucleolar Organizer Regions (AgNOR) staining in brush biopsies taken from suspected oral lesions for early detection of oral cancer.