Deepashri. H. Kambalimath

Publications

• Research Article   
  A comparison of intra-operative diagnostic tools and its correlation with the histopathological diagnosis in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
  Author(s): Siva Bharani K.S.N, Deepashri. H. Kambalimath, Fouziya Hafiz* and Smriti Pachauri
  
  Background and Objective: To compare the results between touch imprint cytology and frozen section and to assess its accuracy in relation to the histopathological diagnosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. The present study emphasizes the correlation of touch imprint cytology and frozen section for the evaluation of surgical margins, considering histopathological diagnosis as the gold standard. Methodology: This study takes into account patients of all ages and gender systemically fit and healthy enough to undergo surgical procedures under general anesthesia, presenting with massive lesions or ulcerations in the oral cavity with pre-determined confirmation as oral squamous cell carcinoma of varying grades who have been admitted as inpatients at the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery unit, at College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India. The result.. Read More»
  

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