Abstract
Early diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma remains the key to improved survival of patients with this dreadful disease. Any oral lesion that does not regress spontaneously or respond to the usual therapeutic measures should be considered potentially malignant until histologically shown to be benign on investigation. There is an urgent need to devise critical diagnostic tools for the early detection of oral potentially malignant as well as malignant lesions that are practical, noninvasive and can be easily performed without use of sophisticated and expensive technology. A variety of novel techniques have lately been explored to fulfil this goal. Cytologic examination is amongst the forefront of these methodologies. Future studies on application of oral cytology, along with a variety of experimental auxiliary techniques, should prove its usefulness in small doubtful lesions. It is a challenging task to zero in on the most appropriate technology to make cytologic diagnosis, not only more sensitive but also easily available, for the monitoring of potentially malignant lesions.
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Mehrotra, R. (2013). The Way Ahead: Overview of Present Day Use with Areas for Future Research. In: Mehrotra, R. (eds) Oral Cytology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5221-8_11
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