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Author: Jerzy Klijanenko
On completion of this section the cytotechnologist should Know:
- The anatomy and histology of the breast
- The indications for fine needle aspiration (FNA)
- The sampling and preparation methods
- The reporting terminology for breast cytology
- The cytologic features of benign and malignant nipple secretions
- The evaluation criteria of FNA cytology
- The cytologic features of fibroadenoma and other benign tumors
- The cytologic features of the inflammatory processes of the breast and the other non-neoplastic conditions
- The cytologic features of all the different types of breast carcinoma
- The cytologic features of phyllodes tumor
- The criteria for the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lesions and among the different types of malignancy