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- Diagnostic cytology is a noninvasive test that supports quality medical practices and can generate revenue for healthcare facilities, whether done in-house or by a clinical pathologist.
- In-house evaluations can be sufficient for some cases, but obtaining an expert opinion is crucial for many others.
- Reference laboratories offer specialized stains and advanced molecular diagnostics to better identify tumors, detect organisms, and analyze various features of lesions.
Article Abstract
Diagnostic cytology is a useful, noninvasive test with practical foundations in high-quality medicine and applications to practice building. Cytology will generate practice revenue whether assessed in-house or sent to a clinical pathologist. Thorough in-house evaluation is adequate in some cases, but expert opinion is important in many cases. Specimen slides should at least be reviewed in-house for assessment of cellularity and potential artifacts before submission to a reference laboratory. Reference laboratories also provide special stains and advanced molecular diagnostics to help further characterize many neoplastic processes, search for organisms, identify pigments, and address other important aspects of the lesion.
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