Book Review—Practical cytopathology: a diagnostic approach to fine needle aspiration biopsy, 1st edition

Excerpt

The practice of cytopathology has undergone significant evolution in the last decades. Cytopathology is considered a diagnostic method more than a screening method in most of the areas that it is applied and is an integral part of pathology. However, despite the obvious advantages of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in different fields of medicine, the rate of general acceptance of this technique is decreasing in the last few years. One of the reasons for that is the lack of expertise in the field. There are many classical textbooks of cytopathology, reviewing all the applications of the method in different organs and systems of the human body. How is this book, Practical Cytopathology – A diagnostic approach to fine needle aspiration biopsy by Field and Zarka, different from the others? We pathologists spend most of our days doing “pattern-recognition”. Seeing images and correlating them with clinical history and complementary studies, we approach to a correct diagnosis that will lead a correct treatment of our patients. …