ABSTRACT

IJSR

International Journal of Scientific Research

2277 - 8179

Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research

ijsr-7-7-15881

Original Research Paper

STUDY OF ORAL AND OROPHARYNGEAL MASS LESIONS THROUGH FNAC

AGRAWAL

Dr.

July 2018

7 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION– Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a procedure to obtain cells and tissue fragments through a needle introduced into

abnormal tissue and its study.

METHODOLOGY– Smears were air–dried, methanol fixed and May–Grunwald Giemsa(MGG) stained. Whenever needed, Ziehl–Neelsen

staining was performed.

RESULT AND CONCLUSION–. It is concluded that FNAC serves as an important tool to screen and diagnose oral and oropharyngeal mass

lesions and provides sufficient information for the initiation of treatment without need for an open biopsy in most cases.