Effectiveness of cell block technique in diagnostic pathology
Journal Title: Pathology And Laboratory Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background : One of the constraints of the conventional Fine Needle Aspiration smear is the limited material available for adjuvant diagnostic investigations. This employs the retrieval of small tissue fragments from the FNAC specimen and correlates cytological and histological findings. The ability to obtain multiple tissue sections allows multiple immunostains and other studies to be performed on it. We can also prepare cell block from tissue bits of biopsy material in histopathological specimen. This study is carried out to establish and implement the cell block technique into the routine diagnostic setting, and to determine the effectiveness of cell block technique in various samples. Total 70 cases were studied. Cell block is very useful in histopathological specimen having scanty tissue bit. This study concludes that direct FNAC smear and cell block complement each other .Our results indicate that both are needed in diagnostic workup.
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Meena Aghara, Neeru D Dave
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