Liquid-Based Techniques in Non-Gynecological Cytology

This special topic issue of Acta Cytologica provides the reader with a comprehensive and critical overview of liquid-based cytology (LBC) applied to different nongynecological samples and technical procedures. Nongynecological LBC plays an increasingly important role in diagnostic cytopathology, since it has the potential for a similar or better diagnostic accuracy than conventional smears. The possibility of storing material which is useful for molecular procedures provides LBC with a great advantage that may be further exploited by next-generation sequencing technology. The articles in this issue discuss LBC as a reliable alternative tool to surgical or core needle biopsies in cancer diagnosis and prognosis and open up new prospects for cancer research. Further, this issue reflects on the potential applications of several molecular players as specific targets for personalized therapy. Liquid-Based Techniques in Nongynecological Cytology is of special interest to pathologists, cytotechnicians and laboratory researchers.