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1Department of Pathology, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
Abstract:
The discovery of multiple novel biomarkers in head and neck tumors has led to an increasing interest in utilizing head and neck cytology material as the primary specimens for testing diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. Although human papillomavirus and programmed death ligand 1 are the most well-established biomarkers tested in cytology specimens, their utilization in cytology is limited by the absence of standardized protocols for specimen collection and fixation. This has led to a quest for innovative techniques to explore the genomic landscape in head and neck tumors and its application in cytology.
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