Fig. 4

a SurePath™, staining Papanicolaou, lens 10x. Clinically: Whitish mucosal lesions on the tongue surface, suspicion of candida. Moderately cell-rich thin-layer preparation, mature squamous epithelia, numerous nucleusless keratinized plaques, clear background, no suspicious nuclear lesions, no signs of fungi. Diagnosis: Malignant cells not present. The increased tendency to keratinisation mainly indicates a leukoplakia. There are no signs of candidiasis. b SurePath™, staining Papanicolaou, lens 40x. Clinically: Whitish mucosal lesions on the tongue surface, suspicion of candida. At high zoom mainly cell-free keratinized plaques, visible nuclei are small, plain and unsuspicious. Diagnosis: Malignant cells not present. The increased tendency to keratinisation mainly indicates a leukoplakia. There are no signs of candidiasis