Evaluation of Various Nuclear Cytological Changes in Normal Buccal Mucosa and Peritumoural Area in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Receiving Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy

Table 1

Frequencies of different variables of nuclear atypia in cells of peritumoural area on different days of CCRT.

Variables/days of CCRT	Before	Immediate	17th day	End
Karyolysis	9.2%	27.6%	100%	100%
Karyorrhexis	9.2%	9.7%	100%	100%
Binucleation	64.5%	82.9%	98.7%	100%
Multinucleation	0%	0%	30.3%	92.1%
Nuclear budding	1.3%	1.3%	36.8%	98.7%
Micronuclei	23.7%	69.7%	98.7%	100%
Prominent nucleoli	82.9%	98.7%	100%	100%