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The gross appearances of fine needle aspiration cytology samples
F G Mayall1, A Cormack, K McAnulty
1The Department of Histopathology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, UK. mayallf@wave.co.nz
Aims:
This study set out to photograph and describe the gross appearances of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology samples of commonly encountered lesions.
Methods:
During a 2 year period, a cytopathologist photographed the gross appearances of near patient FNA samples, concentrating on commonly encountered lesions.
Results:
The gross appearances are described, accompanied by photographic illustrations.
Conclusions:
This paper describes and illustrates the gross appearances of FNA cytology samples of some commonly encountered lesions.
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