The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology System for Reporting Pancreaticobiliary Cytology Definitions, Criteria and Explanatory Notes /

• Main Authors: Pitman, Martha Bishop (Author), Layfield, Lester James (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.

This textbook/atlas is designed to present a comprehensive and state of the art standardized approach to the cytologic diagnosis and reporting of pancreaticobiliary lesions. Chapters address each of the diagnostic categories proposed by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC). The definition...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Diagnostic Terminology and Reporting
• Category I: Non-Diagnostic
• Category II: Negative (for Malignancy)
• Category III: Atypical
• Category IV: Neoplastic-Benign
• Category IV: Neoplastic-Other
• Category V: Suspicious (for Malignancy)
• Category VI: Positive or Malignant
• Appendix A: Template for Cyst Diagnosis
• Appendix B: Mucinous Etiology
• Appendix C: Useful Ancillary Tests.