Cell block cellularity: A comparison of two fixatives and their impact on cellularity.
Lester J LayfieldMagda EsebuaJonathan AngMohammed M AlnijoumiHarijyot S SohalRichard D HammerNitya PrabhakaranRobert L SchmidtPublished in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2018)
Cell blocks prepared using a formalin fixative yield significantly greater cellularity than those produced by the CytoLyt method. Formalin fixation appears to optimize cellularity of cell blocks useful for ancillary testing.