scholarly journals The Evolving Role of Molecular Diagnostics in Pathology

Author(s):  
Lauren L. Ritterhouse
2018 ◽  
Vol 150 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S85-S86
Author(s):  
Ritcha Saxena ◽  
Ananya Saxena ◽  
Mithilesh Chandra ◽  
Ritwik Saxena

2016 ◽  
Vol 140 (12) ◽  
pp. 1318-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjali Saqi

Cell blocks are an integral part of cytology, but their utility is recognized probably more now than ever before, largely owing to the significant role they play in ancillary testing, particularly molecular diagnostics. Modifications to improve the cell block method initially introduced more than a century ago have been made over the years. Though their value is acknowledged and they are widely used across laboratories, cell block preparations are not standardized and results of ancillary testing performed on them are inconsistent. This article reviews the state of cell blocks—summarizes the more common, currently available and used methods and their corresponding advantages and shortcomings, outlines the role of alternative techniques (eg, smears), and proposes methods to optimize results.


1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Mauvieux ◽  
Elizabeth A. Macintyre

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