Reporting terminology

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As with other non-gynaecologic cytologic specimens, respiratory tract diagnoses are reported as “negative for malignant cells”, “positive for malignant cells”, “suspicious for malignancy” (in this case a comment is required to state whether reactive or neoplastic changes are favoured) or “unsatisfactory (non-diagnostic)”, followed by a description.