title: Morphological and morphometric studies of exfoliated oral squames from chronic inflammatory oral ulcers using light and scanning electron microscopy.
abstract: The morphological and morphometric features of exfoliated squames from the margins of chronic oral ulcers were studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. A variety of features consistent with a mixture of degenerative changes and regenerative activity were observed. None was sufficiently reliable to distinguish chronic inflammatory from malignant ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Soames
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000473:pathology