Hello,

I have had a white patch on my ventral tongue for probably 16 months. In June of 2010, my dentist did a brush biopsy which came back negative. However, a few weeks ago my dentist said it had gotten significantly bigger, so she referred me to an oral surgeon. I saw him last Wed. and he did a toludine blue test which came out positive. He said that simply means there are "rapidly dividing cells" and does not necessarily mean that I have cancer. He then did a biopsy and I am awaiting the results.

My question is: should I be freaked out about the toludine blue result? I have scared myself to death reading studies showing that it is accurate at identifying cancer, although other places seem to say it gives a lot of false positivess. Thanks for any help.