Oral Biopsy: When, Why, and When Not to Perform It
Question 1. Defie biopsy. Enumerate indications and contraindications of biopsy.
Answer. Biopsy is the removal of tissue from a living organism for microscopic examination and diagnosis.
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Indications
- Lesions that cannot be diagnosed by clinical and radiological examination.
- Lesions which does not respond to treatment
- For confirmation of precancerous conditions and lesions
- Lesions that exhibit rapid growth, paresthesia, or loss of function.
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Contraindications
- An acute inflammatory condition, such as cellulitis
- Normal anatomical variations, such as the linea alba
- Patients with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia
- Vascular lesions such as hemangioma
- Patients who are on anticoagulant therapy.
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Question 2. Enumerate the different techniques for biopsy taking.
Describe in detail exfoliative cytology.
when not to do biopsy
Answer.
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Enumeration Of Different Techniques For Biopsy Taking
- Excisional biopsy
- Incisional biopsy
- Intraosseous biopsy
- Punch biopsy
- Frozen section biopsy
- Oral brush biopsy or Oral CDX test
- Fine needle aspiration cytology
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