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Cytolyt

Wednesday 4 November 2020

CytoLyt is a useful fixative for FNAs.

While CytoLyt is a useful fixative for nonpancreatic FNAs it is a suboptimal fixative for pancreatic FNAs and is associated with tissue/tumor autolysis in the majority of cases, influencing morphologic evaluation, and potentially immunocytochemical staining.

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 https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.22378