title: [Optimizing biopsies of the oral mucosa].
abstract: We had for aim to describe and illustrate the artefacts observed in biopsies of the oral mucosa, as well as the impact of sending non-representative histological material to a laboratory. This article was based on an international literature review, as well as on our experience. We analysed the problems raised, for the pathologists and the histology lab-technicians, by these artefacts as well as their impact on the pathology report patient management. We suggest simple solutions.
authors.affiliation: UFR Odontologie, 24, avenue des Diables Bleus, O6357 Nice cedex 4, France. raybaud@unice.fr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raybaud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Voha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cardot-Leccia
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Monteil
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D016477:Artifacts; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002138:Calibration; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016707:Tissue Fixation / Q000379:methods