Liquid-based preparation techniques, originally designed to enhance the interpretation of gynecologic cytology specimens, have been available and increasingly used for nongynecologic specimens for approximately 15 years. Analysis of available data indicate decreased rates of definitive diagnoses of cancer in the thyroid gland when using liquid-based preparations compared with conventional smears.
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