title: Basic technique for solid lesions: Cytology, core, or both?
abstract: This chapter highlights key fundamentals relevant to post-procurement tissue handling of materials obtains by aspiration and/or biopsy and details the subtle techniques that can significantly impact patient management and practice patterns. A basic knowledge of tissue handling and processing is imperative for endosonographers who attempt to achieve a greater than 95% diagnostic accuracy with their tissue-acquisition procedures.
authors.affiliation: Director of Academic Pathology, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL 32801, USA.
authors.forename: Shantel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hébert-Magee
keywords: Ancillary testing; cell block; core tissue; direct smears; endoscopic ultrasound; fine-needle aspiration; tissue handling