Open AccessTouch imprint cytology of prostate core needle biopsy specimens: A useful method for immediate reporting of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Berna Aytaç,
Fatma Atalay,
Hakan Vuruşkan,
Gülaydan Filiz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.101166
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , cytology , prostate , prostate cancer , biopsy , radiology , pathological , pathology , carcinoma , cancer
Cytology plays an important role in the preoperative assessment of many cancers. It is used as a first-line pathological investigation in both screening and diagnostic purposes.