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  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Precision Medicine

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  • Cytopathology practice is evolving with molecular testing.
  • Molecular tests provide diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive information.
  • This information aids in clinical management and therapeutic decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the paradigm shift in cytopathology due to molecular testing.
  • To emphasize the critical role of cytopathologists in the new era of molecular cytopathology.
  • To discuss the integration of molecular testing in cytopathology for precision medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current practices in cytopathology and molecular testing.
  • Analysis of the impact of molecular data on clinical management.
  • Discussion of the cytopathologist's role in specimen handling and molecular test triaging.

Main Results:

  • Highly sensitive molecular tests are transforming cytopathology.
  • Cytopathologists are essential for accurate diagnoses and appropriate molecular test selection.
  • Molecular cytopathology advances clinical care and therapeutic strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Cytopathology is a dynamic field, increasingly integrated with molecular diagnostics.
  • The role of the cytopathologist is expanding to include molecular test interpretation and guidance.
  • Molecular cytopathology is central to the advancement of precision medicine.