Cytologic diagnosis of "atypical" in serous fluid cytopathology. Approach of the international system for reporting serous fluid cytopathology

Autores da FMUP

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  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

  Autor

Participantes de fora da FMUP

• Chandra, A

Unidades de investigação

• Laboratório Associado RISE- Rede de Investigação em Saúde

  

  Investigador

  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

• Patologia

• RISE-Health

  

  Investigador

  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

Abstract

Diagnostic uncertainty may occur with almost any entity on cytological evaluation, depending on the quality and quantity of the provided sample. In serous fluid cytopathology, until recently, there had been no defined or agreed criteria for atypia and suspicious categories. Historically, the two descriptive terms appear to have been used almost interchangeably. The international system for serous fluid cytopathology is the first attempt by an expert international authorship to suggest the scenarios in which these terms are used and propose some diagnostic criteria and clinical management strategies.

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Keywords

• atypia; international terminology; serous fluid; standardized report