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The Application of Molecular Diagnostics to Stained Cytology Smears.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 May 2016
Oktay Maja H, Adler Esther, Hakima Laleh, Grunblatt Eli, Pieri Evan, Seymour Andrew, Khader Samer, Cajigas Antonio, Suhrland Mark, Goswami Sumanta
Abstract excerpt
Detection of mutational alterations is important for guiding treatment decisions of lung non-small-cell carcinomas and thyroid nodules with atypical cytologic findings. Inoperable lung tumors requiring further testing for staging and thyroid lesions often are diagnosed using only cytology material. Molecular diagnostic tests of these samples typically are performed on cell blocks; however, insufficient...
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