The new guidelines of Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology for respiratory specimens: Assessment of risk of malignancy and diagnostic yield in different cytological modalities.

Canberk S., Montezuma D., Aydin Ö., Demirhas M. P., Denizci B., Akbas M., ...More

Diagnostic cytopathology, vol.46, no.9, pp.725-729, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/dc.24036
  • Journal Name: Diagnostic cytopathology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.725-729
  • Keywords: lung, PSC guidelines, respiratory cytology, PANCREATICOBILIARY CYTOLOGY, STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY, LUNG-CANCER, FOLLOW-UP, LESIONS, NOMENCLATURE, ANCILLARY, BIOPSY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundMethodsIn 2016, the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC) issued a new classification scheme for respiratory cytology. We aim to evaluate our samples according to this classification and to assess risk of malignancy and diagnostic yield of different cytological modalities.