Role of squash smear technique in intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tunmors

Bharti Jha; Viral Patel; Komal Patel; Anshul Agarwal

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Int J Med Sci Public Health. 2013; 2(4): 889-892

doi: 10.5455/ijmsph.2013.050720132

Role of squash smear technique in intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tunmors

Bharti Jha, Viral Patel, Komal Patel, Anshul Agarwal.

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Abstract
Background: Neurosurgical practice frequently requires intraoperative consultation to optimize surgical procedure. Frozen section and Squash smear cytology can offer the same. As brain tissue is friable & predisposed to show ice crystal artefacts, frozen section is often difficult to interpret. Squash smear examination provides good cytological details to offer diagnosis in most cases except where anatomical correlation is needed. Present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of Squash smear in absence of frozen section facility.

Aims & Objective: To evaluate the value of Squash smear cytology for rapid intraoperative diagnosis in CNS lesions and its correlation with final histomorphological diagnosis.

Material and Methods: Total 35 case of CNS tumours were examined by squash smear technique for cytomorphological analysis followed by histomorphological correlation on paraffin section.

Results: Complete correlation with histomorphological findings was observed in 82.35% of cases. Complete correlation was observed more with glial neoplasm.

Conclusion: Squash smear preparation proved to be a simple, inexpensive and rapid technique for intraoperative consultation of CNS tumours and can be effectively utilized as a diagnostic tool for intraoperative diagnosis in absence of frozen section facility.

Key words: Squash smear cytology, CNS tumors

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Bharti Jha, Viral Patel, Komal Patel, Anshul Agarwal. "Role of squash smear technique in intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tunmors." International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 2 (2013), 889-892. doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2013.050720132

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Bharti Jha, Viral Patel, Komal Patel, Anshul Agarwal (2013) Role of squash smear technique in intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tunmors. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health, 2 (4), 889-892. doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2013.050720132

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