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KMID : 1101320040360010038
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2004 Volume.36 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.42
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The Efficiency of Cell Block in the Diagnosis of Non-gynecologic Cytology
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Han Seung-Hee
Youn Mi-Ja
Park Byung-Kyu
Lim Byung-Soo
Ahn Mi-Jung
Yang Chul-Kyu
Jeon Geum-Hee
Sung Ha-Ok
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Abstract
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Because of the lack of resources on the importance of cell block, the diagnosis of cytologic specimen has been overlooked. Out of 1,243 cases of non-gynecologic cytology specimen, about 87.1% has been proven to be diagnostically useful. About 0.9% of those were rendered diagnostic by cell block alone. If cell block was not made it could have resulted in misdiagnosis. The effect on making cell block might not be directly linked to the patient but to the pathologist, it can be a helpful secondary tool in lowering the chance of giving false negative results hence. Giving the patient the opportunity of an adequate treatment. This study has proven that cell block has diagnostic value in non-gynecologic cytology. We are doing our best to increase the production rate of cell block and to improve the quality of cytology smears and cell block, so that we can increase the accuracy of diagnosis.
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KEYWORD
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Cytology, Cell block, Non-gynecologic cytology, Fine needle aspiration cytology
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