TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraoperative cytopathology of thoracic surgery (ICTS). A captivating, worthwhile, and rewarding service line.
AU - Torrealba, Jose R.
AU - Waters, John
AU - Opsahl, Madeleine
AU - De Las Casas, Luis E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Intraoperative cytopathology for thoracic surgeons is a service that has not been utilized to its full potential in most institutions. It has the advantage of a rapid turnaround time, low costs, high accuracy, real time communication with the surgeon, on-site visualization of the lesion before excision, simplicity, and safety. Our experience, common cytologic findings of the most frequent thoracic tumors encountered during ICTS, hints about the service, and models for implementation and maintenance are presented. This review is aimed to present our experience and perspective about intraoperative cytopathology for thoracic surgeons.
AB - Intraoperative cytopathology for thoracic surgeons is a service that has not been utilized to its full potential in most institutions. It has the advantage of a rapid turnaround time, low costs, high accuracy, real time communication with the surgeon, on-site visualization of the lesion before excision, simplicity, and safety. Our experience, common cytologic findings of the most frequent thoracic tumors encountered during ICTS, hints about the service, and models for implementation and maintenance are presented. This review is aimed to present our experience and perspective about intraoperative cytopathology for thoracic surgeons.
KW - Cytopathology
KW - Intraoperative cytology
KW - Lung cancer diagnosis
KW - Lung tumors
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semdp.2022.01.005
DO - 10.1053/j.semdp.2022.01.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35123831
AN - SCOPUS:85124017863
SN - 0740-2570
VL - 39
SP - 383
EP - 388
JO - Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
JF - Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
IS - 6
ER -