Diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma of fine needle aspiration cytology

The purpose of this study was to determine the possibility of using fine needle aspiration cytology [FNAC] as a primary diagnostic test in oral squamous cell carcinoma. The sample consisted of twenty cases of white and red lesions and forty cases of squamous cell carcinoma. FNAC and conventional incision biopsy was done on all the cases. A cytological and histopathological correlation was made. The result showed that both true positive and false negative result were obtained. In oral squamous cell carcinomas, 88.3% were true positive. 10% of false negative results were obtained in the white and red lesions. The overall positive correlation was 50%. The present study indicates that FNAC can be used as a reliable diagnostic test for oral squamous cell carcinoma