Evaluation of Efficiency of Dyes in Detection of Cancer Cells: An Original Research

INTRODUCTION: The early detection of the cancer will dramatically improve the prognosis. There are many diagnostic aids that can be employed for screening. Hence, in our study, we aim to evaluate the efficiency of dyes in detection of cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We piloted a prospective clinical study among 30 subjects to detect the efficiency of two dyes—Lugol's iodine and toluidine blue. They were grouped equally for potentially malignant and malignant lesions. The areas were analyzed for the diagnostic accuracy of the dyes using the histopathological examination and compared using chi square test deliberating P < 0.05 as significant. RESULTS: We observed that both the dyes showed a diagnostic accuracy of over 90% when used alone or in combination. Both the dyes had greater sensitivity while specificity was 20%. CONCLUSION: The combination of these two dyes can be used as an efficient screening aid for the identification of the cancer cells.