Diagnosis of epithelial and round cell tumors by foldscope in comparison with conventional microscope

The present study is a comparative account of images produced by a foldscope and conventional microscope of epithelial and round cell tumors. A total of 100 biopsy samples were analyzed by foldscope and conventional microscope. Out of which, 44 were analyzed as epithelial tumors and eleven as round cell tumors. Epithelial tumors include 17 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, nine cases of mammary carcinoma, eight cases of adenocarcinoma, seven cases of papilloma, two cases each of basal cell carcinoma, hepatoid gland adenoma and one case of sebaceous gland adenocarcinoma. Round cell tumor was included seven cases of mast cell tumor, three cases of transmissible venereal tumor and one case of unclassified round cell tumor. The magnification of the foldscope was equivalent to 200X of conventional microscope. The current study revealed that foldscope is a reliable diagnostic tool for prompt diagnosis of epithelial tumors and round cell tumors.