 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | I would also say that brush cytology is not a strong means of diagnosis, and a positive finding is not enough to do anything with except get a gold standard punch or incisional biopsy, for confirmation of any brush collection findings which can be highly ambiguous. That is the only definitive action you should take based on brush cytology and histopathology findings.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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