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High‐grade urothelial carcinoma: Comparison of SurePath liquid‐based processing with cytospin processing
Author(s) -
Lu David Y.,
Nassar Aziza,
Siddiqui Momin T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20957
Subject(s) - urothelial carcinoma , urine cytology , medicine , cytology , urology , pathology , carcinoma , urinary system , liquid based cytology , urothelial cell , carcinoma in situ , tumor grade , urinary bladder , immunohistochemistry , urothelium , cancer , bladder cancer , cervical cancer , cystoscopy
Abstract There is limited literature available comparing SurePath (SP) with conventional cytospins (CS) for urine cytology specimens, especially urothelial carcinoma. In this study, urinary tract cytology cases of high‐grade urothelial carcinoma were assessed on SP and CS slides. Also, the morphologic differences of high‐grade urothelial carcinoma between SP and CS were evaluated on a total of 35 cases of high‐grade urothelial carcinoma. SP showed that the tumor cells tend to present as three‐dimensional groups and have a smaller cell size than CS. In terms of nuclear features, SP and CS were found to be comparable in morphologic assessment of the tumor cells, with CS providing a slightly better visualization. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.