Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 27, 2026
Author Spotlight: Unlocking the Mysteries of Oral Potential Malignancies
Published on: August 11, 2023
Sediment cytology in diagnostic evaluation of oral neoplasms
Vishakha V Chaudhari1, Rishikesh Dandekar, Aarti M Mahajan
1Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, MGV'S KBH Dental College and Hospital, Nasik, Maharashtra, India.
Aim:
To evaluate the role of sediment cytology of biopsy specimen fixatives in early diagnosis of oral neoplasms.
Materials And Methods:
Cytological smears were prepared by centrifuging the fixatives in which the biopsy specimens were received. The smears were analyzed and the cytological results were compared with histological diagnosis.
Results:
Of 20 lesions studied by sediment cytology, 8 were labeled as benign, 9 as malignant and 3 cases as inconclusive. Final histopathological diagnosis labeled 12 lesions as malignant and 8 lesions as benign. Comparing the cytological diagnosis with histological sections, 17 out of 20 cases were concordant. The overall diagnostic accuracy of 85% was achieved.
Conclusion:
Biopsy sediment cytology is a good complimentary method to histopathology in the study of oral biopsy material.
More Related Videos
11:20Simple and Rapid Method to Obtain High-quality Tumor DNA from Clinical-pathological Specimens Using Touch Imprint Cytology
Published on: March 21, 2018
07:43Four-color Fluorescence Immunohistochemistry of T-cell Subpopulations in Archival Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Human Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Samples
Published on: July 29, 2017
Related Concept Videos
01:26Assessment of the Mouth
Mouth Inspection
The inspection begins with visually examining the mouth for symmetry, color, and size.
01:17Karyotyping