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This chapter provides an outline of a pattern approach to the interpretation of breast fine needle aspiration biopsy direct smears. A number of different low and medium power patterns are described that suggest certain lesions. High power is then used to assess nuclear and other features, and low and high power key features are integrated into a diagnosis or a differential diagnosis. Details of the key diagnostic cytological features are provided in the various chapters of the atlas.
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Field, A.S., Raymond, W.A., Schmitt, F. (2020). An Approach to the Interpretation of Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology Direct Smears. In: Field, A.S., Raymond, W.A., Schmitt, F. (eds) The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26883-1_7
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