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Committee II: Guidelines for cytologic sampling techniques of lung and mediastinal lymph nodes
Author(s) -
Michael C. W.,
Faquin W.,
Jing X.,
Kaszuba F.,
Kazakov J.,
Moon E.,
Toloza E.,
Wu R. I.,
Moreira A. L.
Publication year - 2018
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.23975
Subject(s) - medicine , cytopathology , papanicolaou stain , endobronchial ultrasound , cytology , pulmonologists , sampling (signal processing) , radiology , fine needle aspiration , triage , pathology , medical physics , biopsy , bronchoscopy , intensive care medicine , cancer , medical emergency , filter (signal processing) , cervical cancer , computer science , computer vision
The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology has developed a set of guidelines for pulmonary cytology including indications for bronchial brushings, washings, and endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial fine‐needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA), technical recommendations for cytological sampling, recommended terminology and classification schemes, recommendations for ancillary testing and recommendations for post‐cytological management and follow‐up. All recommendations are based on the expertise of the authors, an extensive literature review and feedback from presentations at national and international conferences. This document selectively presents the results of these discussions. The present document summarizes recommendations regarding techniques used to obtain cytological and small histologic specimens from the lung and mediastinal lymph nodes including rapid on‐site evaluation (ROSE), and the triage of specimens for immunocytochemical and molecular studies.