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.
Contact endoscopy of the oral mucosa: preliminary results
PELUCCHI, Stefano;BIANCHINI, Chiara;PASTORE, Antonio
2007
Abstract
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.File in questo prodotto:
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