Liquid-Based Cytology in Breast Fine Needle Aspiration

Abstract

The new technology of liquid-based cytology in breast FNA showed a good correlation with CP plus the advantages of: (1) easier and less time consuming evaluation of cell morphology (clear background, no overlapping, smaller area to screen); (2) reproducibility, a factor of great importance to quality control; and (3) possibility of adjunctive investigations (immunocytology, flow cytometry) on the same material.