title: Imprint cytological diagnosis of colonic adenocarcinoma metastatic to liver.
abstract: The liver is a common visceral site for metastatic tumours. Radiological features of the liver, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and histopathological evaluation (HPE) of liver nodules have a significant role in pre-operative diagnosis of liver lesions. In an intraoperative setting, frozen section biopsy plays a major diagnostic modality but the role of imprint cytology of liver nodules is also appealing. Imprint cytology is a valuable and precise tool in diagnosing the lesions for a rapid intraoperative diagnosis. This study presents a case of colorectal cancer liver metastasis diagnosed by imprint cytology intraoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam-683594, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Shashikant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adlekha
authors.forename: Tandra
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authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sumangala
keywords: cytology; frozen section; imprint; intraoperative; liver; metastasis
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