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


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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.