Imprint cytology is simple and rapid technique for tissue diagnosis.
Imprint is a touch preparation in which tissue is touched on the slide and it leaves behind its imprint in the form of cells on glass slide; studies are made after proper staining..
Imprint cytology is used as a diagnostic tool in the study for assessing the salivary gland tumors such as mixed parotid tumors, pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.[16].
A direct imprint was prepared by pressing a glass slide gently on to the freshly cut surface of the specimen, avoiding any gliding movement, which causes distortion of the shape of cells.
Wet-fixed smears were stained with Papanicolaou (PAP) stain and air-dried smears with Leishman–Giemsa (LG) stain..
The sensitivity of touch imprint cytology compared with the final histopathological result, considered the gold standard, was 90% (CI, 68.49--98.81%).
Similarly, the sensitivities of frozen sections and permanent were the same respectively.
The specificities of TIC, FS, and permanent were 100% (CI, 94.95-100.00)..
Imprint cytology is simple and rapid technique for tissue diagnosis.
Imprint is a touch preparation in which tissue is touched on the slide and it leaves behind its imprint in the form of cells on glass slide; studies are made after proper staining..
tissue diagnosis.
Imprint is a touch preparation in which. tissue is touched on the slide and it leaves behind its. imprint in the form of cells on glass slide; studies are. made after proper staining..
Conclusions: TIC is an accurate, simple, rapid, and cost-effective method that aids the diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma but does not replace incisional biopsy..
A valuable information on morphological details of the cell can be obtained through imprint cytology.
Though it has some pitfalls, it is still considered to be one of the best methods as it provides an excellent cytological clarity in fresh surgical specimens..
At the time of intraoperative consultation, cytologic preparations including:
The procedure for imprint cytology can be done even in underdeveloped infrastructure and deficient trained technician.
Analysis of an individual cell is performed by imprint cytology.
It provides an immediate result with minimal artifacts, it is cheaper and so it is most commonly used.
A precise diagnosis is received through this technique. [ 16] .
Intraoperative imprint cytology of sentinel lymph node:
