Ronchi Andrea, Pagliuca Francesca, Zito Marino Federica, Montella Marco, Franco Renato, Cozzolino Immacolata
Division of Pathology, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Cytopathology. 2020 Nov;31(6):509-513. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12886. Epub 2020 Aug 9.
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has raised many questions about cytological procedures performed in and out of the laboratories all over the world.
We report a heterogeneous series of fine needle aspirations performed during the period of phase 1 of the lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic to describe our experience and measures taken during this period.
A total of 48 fine needle aspirations (ultrasound, computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound guided) were processed and reported.
Pre-existing procedures have been modified to allow healthcare professionals to work safely ensuring patients the necessary assistance with samples suitable for cellularity, fixation and staining for an accurate cytological diagnosis.
新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)的急剧传播引发了许多关于世界各地实验室内外进行的细胞学检查程序的问题。
我们报告了在COVID-19大流行封锁第一阶段期间进行的一系列不同类型的细针穿刺抽吸检查,以描述我们在此期间的经验和采取的措施。
共处理并报告了48例细针穿刺抽吸检查(超声、计算机断层扫描和内镜超声引导下)。
对先前存在的程序进行了修改,以使医护人员能够安全工作,确保患者获得必要的帮助,获得适合细胞计数、固定和染色的样本,以进行准确的细胞学诊断。