Contact endoscopy of the oral mucosa: preliminary results.
Contact endoscopy is a new method for studying diseases of the head and neck mucosa. The present report refers to preliminary results obtained from studies on the oral mucosa in 20 adult patients: 10 affected by benign disorders and 10 controls. This technique is easy to carry out and free of side-effects. Contact endoscopy clearly shows the cell morphology of the mucous membrane and the surface vascular network. The diagnostic reliability, comparable to a histological examination, would make contact endoscopy ideal for screening and monitoring inflammatory lesions or tumours of the oral cavity.
Pelucchi
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Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. pls@unife.it
Bianchini
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Travagli
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M
Pastore
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D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*