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pulmonary cytology
Monday 3 October 2016
respiratory cytology
Types
bronchial sputum
bronchial aspiration
bronchoalveolar lavage
pulmonary nodule cytology / fine-needle aspiration
EBUS cytology / endobronchial ultrasound cytology
Categorization (Papanicolaou society)
non-diagnostic
negative for malignancy
atypical
neoplastic, benign neoplasms or low-grade cancer
suspicious for malignancy
malignant
Molecular pathology
molecular pathology of pulmonary cytology
See also
pulmonary samples
cytology
Paywall References
The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology classification for pulmonary specimens: an overview. Layfield LJ. Cytopathology. 2016 Jun;27(3):149-52. doi : 10.1111/cyt.12344
PMID: 27221749
Standardized terminology and nomenclature for respiratory cytology: The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology guidelines. Layfield LJ, Baloch Z, Elsheikh T, Litzky L, Rekhtman N, Travis WD, Zakowski M, Zarka M, Geisinger K. Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 May;44(5):399-409. doi : 10.1002/dc.23457
PMID: 26990836
Malignancy risk for the categories: Non-diagnostic, benign, atypical, suspicious, and malignant used in the categorization of endobronchial ultrasound guided-fine needle aspirates of pulmonary nodules. Layfield LJ, Dodd L, Witt B. Diagn Cytopathol. 2015 Nov;43(11):892-6. doi : 10.1002/dc.23326
PMID: 26331778
