The Value and Limitations of Cell Blocks in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology | Zendy

Vandna Bharati | Zendy; Neha Kumari | Zendy; Shalinee Rao | Zendy; Girish Sindhwani | Zendy; Nilotpal Chowdhury | Zendy

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The Value and Limitations of Cell Blocks in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology

Author(s) -

Vandna Bharati,

Neha Kumari,

Shalinee Rao,

Girish Sindhwani,

Nilotpal Chowdhury

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

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/joc.joc_210_20

Subject(s) - medicine , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , fine needle aspiration cytology , subtyping , cytology , pathology , biopsy , bronchoscopy , computer science , programming language

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is recommended for diagnosing bronchial neoplasms and evaluating mediastinal lymph nodes. However, it may not be possible to subtype or definitely categorize many bronchial neoplasms on FNAC smears alone. Obtaining adequate diagnostic material is often a problem. In such cases, cell blocks made from FNAC material may serve as a useful adjunct. Aim: To study the value and limitations of cell blocks in adding diagnostic information to EBUS guided FNAC smears.

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