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Biobanking and cytopathology: Challenges and opportunities from a Brazilian perspective
Author(s) -
Campos Antonio Hugo J.F.M.,
Carraro Dirce Maria,
Soares Fernando Augusto
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1934-6638
pISSN - 1934-662X
DOI - 10.1002/cncy.21836
Subject(s) - biobank , cytopathology , medicine , perspective (graphical) , fine needle aspiration , resource (disambiguation) , engineering ethics , pathology , bioinformatics , biopsy , artificial intelligence , cytology , computer science , engineering , biology , computer network
Fine‐needle aspiration specimens are a valuable resource for health research, but their use in routine biobanking remains limited. To stimulate the creation of biobanks of fine‐needle aspiration‐derived samples, cytopathologists should play a central role in the discussion of the issues specific to this activity.