Open AccessCytopathology practice in Kumasi: A 2-year retrospective audit
Author(s) -
Babatunde Duduyemi,
Osei Owusu-Afriyie,
Kwabena Owusu Danquah,
Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.197593
Subject(s) - cytopathology , medicine , retrospective cohort study , surgical pathology , audit , histopathology , workload , general surgery , radiology , pathology , cytology , management , computer science , economics , operating system
Surgical pathology service is generally unavailable in most developing countries and comes with challenges. Cytopathology is a reliable, inexpensive adjunct to surgical histopathology. We present a retrospective review of the various cytopathology cases received at the department.