Exfoliative cytology as a tool for monitoring pre-malignant and malignant lesions based on combined stains and morphometric techniques
Date
2014Author
González Segura, Ignacio
Zárate, Ana María
Secchi, Dante Gustavo
Carrica, Victoriano Andrés
Barello, Rosario
Arbelo, Dario
Burgos, Adriana
Brunotto, Mabel
Zárate, Ana María
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Prevention and early diagnosis have the greatest potential for public health and are the most effective method in the long-term to control oral cancer. The aim was to apply PAP staining together with AgNOR staining and morphometric analysis in oral exfoliative cytology, to determine the sensitivity and specificity of these methods in the detection of malignant changes for the purposes of both initial population monitoring and follow-up.