This book provides current information for a judicious use of
conventional and molecular ICC markers performed in cytologic samples to
help in the cost-effective diagnosis of superficial and deep-seated
masses. By providing both an eminently practical information for
appropriate technical preparation of cytologic samples and a systematic
exposure of the immunophenotypic and biomolecular characteristics of
normal and pathological cells, the reported morphological-molecular
findings highlight the characteristics of different lesions that are
useful for the practical solution of a particular differential
diagnosis. Chapters include description of the cytomorphology followed
by a practical ICC staining pattern for each entity. Cytologic materials
include serous effusions, exfoliative cytology, fine needle aspiration
cytology of superficial and deep-seated masses, and squash preparation
from central nervous system masses.
Practical Immunocytochemistry in Diagnostic Cytology serves as a
valuable resource towards understanding critical differences between
tests performed on tissue samples and those carried out on cytologic
samples.