title: Exfoliative cytology for diagnosing oral cancer.
abstract: Exfoliative cytology is a minimally invasive technique for obtaining oral cell specimens from patients for diagnostic purposes. Classical applications of oral cytology studies, such as oral candidiasis, have been extended to include oral precancerous and cancerous lesions. A number of analytical methods are available for studying cytology specimens. The development of molecular analysis techniques, the oral cancer etiopathogenic process, and improvements in liquid-based exfoliative cytology are leading to renewed interest in exfoliative cytology. Results sometimes are disputed, so the aim of our review was to clarify the applicability of exfoliative cytology to the diagnosis of oral precancerous and cancerous lesions.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Entrerríos s/n, Santiago of Compostela C.P. 15782, Spain. perezsayans@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Sayáns
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Somoza-Martín
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barros-Angueira
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Reboiras-López
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gándara-Vila
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gándara Rey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-García
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor