Open AccessRole of Scrape Cytology as an Adjunct to Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions
Author(s) -
Mehnaaz S. Khuroo,
Shaista Mushtaq,
Summyia Farooq,
Ambreen Beigh,
Naila Nazir,
Ruby Reshi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21929.8732
Subject(s) - cytology , medicine , thyroid , fine needle aspiration cytology , malignancy , frozen section procedure , radiology , histopathological examination , haematoxylin , fine needle aspiration , cytological techniques , biopsy , pathology , staining
Scrape cytology is an important diagnostic tool. It has been used in many tissue types as an adjunct or replacement for frozen section/ intra operative consultation.