Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cytology: specimen adequacy in fine-needle aspiration of palpable head and neck masses

Rabe, Kimmie; Chauhan, Aastha; Holler, Jana; Mettler, Tetyana; Amin, Khalid; Stewart, Jimmie

doi:10.1016/j.jasc.2022.04.002

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“… 20 Ninety-four percent of cytopathologist-performed biopsies also indicated agreement with final surgical pathology in comparison to only 67% of clinicians-performed biopsies. A recent study examining the impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pathologist, versus surgeon-performed fine-needle aspiration cytology demonstrated similar results to the study reported by Wu et al 21 Compared to the pre-COVID-19 era, COVID-19 lockdown required more surgeon-performed than pathologist-performed biopsies, and this change resulted in a corroborating increase in the fine-needle aspiration cytology nondiagnostic rate. 21 Overall, studies have shown that fine-needle aspiration cytology reliability is improved when conducted in tandem by specialized physicians and experienced cytopathologists.…”

Section: Identification Of Primary Tumor Sitesupporting

confidence: 63%

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: A Diagnostic Work-Up

Manoharan,

Kalman,

Rabinowits

2023

The Oncologist

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The current work-up of the primary tumor site of a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary is not standardized and results in several time-consuming procedures that delay treatment initiation. This article seeks to consolidate contemporary strategies used to identify the primary tumor site of an unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and offer recommendations based on current literature review.

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Section: Identification Of Primary Tumor Sitesupporting

confidence: 63%