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Interventional cytopathology in the COVID‐19 era
Author(s) -
Ronchi Andrea,
Pagliuca Francesca,
Zito Marino Federica,
Montella Marco,
Franco Renato,
Cozzolino Immacolata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12886
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , cytopathology , pandemic , radiology , fine needle aspiration , medical physics , pathology , biopsy , cytology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak
The dramatic spread of COVID‐19 has raised many questions about cytological procedures performed in and out of the laboratories all over the world. Methods We report a heterogeneous series of fine needle aspirations performed during the period of phase 1 of the lockdown for the COVID‐19 pandemic to describe our experience and measures taken during this period. Results A total of 48 fine needle aspirations (ultrasound, computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound guided) were processed and reported. Conclusions Pre‐existing procedures have been modified to allow healthcare professionals to work safely ensuring patients the necessary assistance with samples suitable for cellularity, fixation and staining for an accurate cytological diagnosis.