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Clinical, Radiologic, and Technical Considerations

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Intraoperative cytology consultation in neuropathology is a process that must be preceded by adequate clinical and radiologic evaluation. An adequate sample requires an adequate squash/smear preparation technique, and adequate H&E or Papanicolaou and Romanowsky stains.

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  1. University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    César R. Lacruz MD, PhD, FIAC

  2. University Hospital Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, Spain

    Javier Sáenz de Santamaría MD, PhD, FIAC

  3. Outpatient Pathology Associates, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Ricardo H. Bardales MD, MIAC

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Lacruz, C.R., Sáenz de Santamaría, J., Bardales, R.H. (2014). Clinical, Radiologic, and Technical Considerations. In: Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 13. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8429-5_2

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