title: Committee I: Indications for pulmonary cytology sampling methods.
abstract: The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology has developed a set of guidelines for pulmonary cytology including indications for bronchial brushings, washings and endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration, technical recommendations for cytologic sampling, recommended terminology and classification scheme, recommendations for ancillary testing and recommendations for postcytologic diagnosis management and follow-up. All recommendation documents are based on the expertise of the authors, extensive literature review and feedback from presentations at national and international conferences. This document selectively presents the results of these discussions. The present document summarizes the recommendations for clinical and imaging evaluation of pulmonary lesions along with the indications for cytologic studies regarding these abnormalities. Preprocedural requirements regarding brushing, washing and needle aspiration procedures are discussed also. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2016;44:1010-1023. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Claire W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cornell University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Rana S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saqi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kazakov
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elsheikh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: N Paul
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Ohori
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: and preprocedural requirement for cytologic study including bronchial washings; brushings and endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration; clinical evaluation; imaging studies; indications for cytological study; the papanicolaou society of cytopathology recommendations for pulmonary cytology