Clinical relevance of the utilization of vital Lugol's iodine staining in detection and diagnosis of oral cancer and dysplasia

ELIMAIRI, Imad; ALTAY, MEHMET; ABDOUN, Omer; ELIMAIRI, Amr; Tozoglu, SİNAN; Baur, Dale; Quereshy, Faisal

doi:10.1007/s00784-016-1925-x

Clinical relevance of the utilization of vital Lugol's iodine staining in detection and diagnosis of oral cancer and dysplasia

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ELIMAIRI I., ALTAY M. A., ABDOUN O., ELIMAIRI A., Tozoglu S., Baur D. A., ...More

CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, vol.21, no.2, pp.589-595, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00784-016-1925-x
Journal Name: CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.589-595
Keywords: Lugol's iodine, Squamous cell carcinoma, Dysplasia, Oral, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, LOCAL RECURRENCE, RISK-FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, STATISTICS, RESECTION, BORDER
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the clinical relevance of the utilization of vital Lugol's iodine staining in detection of oral cancer and dysplastic lesions as well as demarcation of the extent of these lesions.