Open AccessGlobal Cytopathology-Hematopathology Practice Trends
Author(s) -
Sara L. Zadeh,
Ronald Balassanian,
Matthew C. Cheung,
Lorenzo Falchi,
Robert P. Hasserjian,
Oscar Lin,
Steven Long,
Joshua Menke,
Eric Mou,
Yasodha Natkunam,
Roberto RuizCordero,
Ashley K. Volaric,
Linlin Wang,
Kwun Wah Wen,
Dita Gratzinger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1943-7722
pISSN - 0002-9173
DOI - 10.1093/ajcp/aqab111
Subject(s) - hematopathology , cytopathology , medicine , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , telepathology , medical diagnosis , lymphoma , subspecialty , second opinion , radiology , pathology , cytology , telemedicine , health care , biochemistry , chemistry , cytogenetics , economics , chromosome , gene , economic growth
Small-volume biopsy-fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) with or without core biopsy-is in increasing use in diagnosis and management of lymphoma patients. Our objective was to survey the current practice in small-volume biopsy diagnosis of lymphoma, focusing on the interaction among hematopathologists and cytopathologists and the integration of FNAB, core biopsy, and flow cytometry studies at sign-out.