 Resident
Manual
CYTOPATHOLOGY ROTATION - BLOCK 3
MONTHS 5 AND 6
Goals
- FNA Cytology
- General principles
- Technical aspects
- Benign & malignant conditions by body site
- Continued study of Gyn, Respiratory, Urinary, Gastrointestinal Tracts, CSF, & Fluid
cytology
Requirements
- Attendance at daily Cytology sign-out
- Review all Gyn and non-Gyn cases prior to sign-out; submit list of diagnoses to
attending prior to sign-out
- Provide clinical correlation and follow-up, as appropriate
- Contribute to Study Set collection
- Reading assignments and Glass Slide Study Sets (see below)
- Microscope
Didactic Sessions with SFF – minimum 1 hour per week
- Accompany pathologist on needle aspirates
- Learn techniques of slide preparation
- Adequacy screening
- Practice needle aspiration and touch prep techniques in clinic, at surgical bench, or at
autopsy
- Contribute 4 cases (normal and/or abnormal tissues) with examples of needle aspiration,
touch or scrape preparations, and corresponding tissue sections; review with CSA
- Present cases at Surgical Pathology Unknowns Conference (at least 4)
Evaluation
- Written evaluation of rotation by resident on form provided
- Compete checklist, have approved by CSA
- Satisfactory completion of FNA Post-Test (month 6)
Fine Needle Aspiration Study Materials
Required Reading:
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Cibas, ES and Ducatman,
BS. Cytology: Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates, 2nd
Ed., 2003, Chapters 8-16
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DeMay, RM. The Art and
Science of Cytopathology, Vol. 2, 1996
Optional Reading:
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Koss, LG. Aspiration Biopsy, 2nd Ed, 1992
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Bibbo, M. Comprehensive Cytopathology, 2nd
Ed, 1997, Chapters 25-32
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Atkinson, BF. Atlas of
Diagnostic Cytopathology, 1992, Chapters 6-19 [can get from SFF]
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Layfield, LJ.
Cytopathology of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, 2002 [can get from SFF]
Glass Slide Study Sets: FNA Boxes
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