In vivo toluidine blue staining for the detection of oral cancer and precancer.
In vivo staining of oral mucosal epithelium with toluidine blue has been established as a clinical diagnostic test for the detection of oral cancer and precancer. Nevertheless, the technique it is still unfamiliar to most clinicians. This paper provides a review of various aspects of this test in reference to its clinical application.
D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014048:Tolonium Chloride
D014048:Tolonium Chloride