title: Pancreatic cytopathology: a practical approach and review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic cytopathology plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of patients with solid and cystic lesions of the pancreas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To serve as a practical guide to pancreatic cytopathology for the practicing pathologist. Data Sources.-A comprehensive assessment of the medical literature was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We review pancreatic cytopathology, with specific discussions of its role in patient management, specimen types and specimen processing, specific diagnostic criteria, and the use of ancillary testing and advanced techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Universityof Virginia Health System, Charlottesville,VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bellizzi
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Stelow
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity