Rapid detection of rectal cancer by gloved digital-scrape cytology.

To evaluate the use of cytology for the rapid detection of rectal cancer, 39 suspected cases of carcinoma of the rectum and anal canal and 7 age- and sex-matched control cases were studied by the gloved digital-scrape method. The cytologic findings were then correlated with the histopathologic diagnoses. Of 30 evaluable cases with follow-up, a correct cytologic diagnosis was made in 28 cases (93.

A study of serum copper, serum zinc and Cu/Zn ratio as diagnostic and prognostic index in cases of head, neck and face tumors.

Serum copper and zinc levels were measured in 20 normal healthy controls and 67 patients with tumours of head, neck and face region. Maximum cases in the present study were of oral malignancies (70.9% out of total malignant cases).