In recent years, cytology has played an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of disease, particularly those of neoplastic origin. It is not unusual for cytologic specimens to be the only diagnostic samples available from patients with cancer. Many ancillary tests traditionally performed on histologic material are now being performed on cytologic specimens. One such technique, immunocytochemistry (ICC), has already proved to be important in diagnostic tumor pathology.
This atlas examines the value of ICC as well as its limitations in contemporary cytology. Methods have been...
In recent years, cytology has played an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of disease, particularly those of neoplastic origin. It is not...
