Evaluating Diff-Quik cytology smears for large-panel mutation testing in lung cancer-Predicting DNA content and success with low-malignant-cellularity samples.

David I FieldingAndrew J DalleyMahendra SinghLakshmy NandakumarVanessa LakisHaarika ChittooryDavid FairbairnAnn-Marie PatchStephen H KazakoffKaltin FergusonFarzad BashirzadehMichael BintCarl PahoffJung Hwa SonAlan HodgsonSowmya SharmaNicola WaddellSunil R LakhaniGunter HartelKatia NonesPeter T Simpson

Published in: Cancer cytopathology (2023)

Microscopy of Diff-Quik smears can triage samples for comprehensive panel sequencing, which highlights smears as an excellent alternative to traditional testing with cell blocks.

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