Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

TOUCH IMPRINT CYTOLOGY– NOVEL METHOD FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL MARGINS

Dr. Padmaraj Hegde, Dr. Satadru Roy, Prof. Dr. B. Rajendra Prasad

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 Surgical margin clearance in a cancer is a critical factor which decides the local recurrence and overall survival rate. A quick and accurate intra–operative diagnostic procedure can make a significant difference to survival rate. Touch Imprint Cytology (TIC) has commonly been used from the past in diagnosis of tumours, detection of sentinel lymph node metastasis and has been applied routinely to margin analysis of east lumpectomy specimens with good success rate. We aim to iefly review the various fields of application of this novel method, like its advent in surgical margin assessment in head and neck malignancies and also elaborate on the technique of performing TIC along with its limitations.

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Dr. Padmaraj Hegde, Dr. Satadru Roy, Prof. (Dr.) B. Rajendra Prasad, TOUCH IMPRINT CYTOLOGY– NOVEL METHOD FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL MARGINS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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