NCI--BREAST FNA CONFERENCE

作为细胞病理学科科长，我目前参与了 协调NCI赞助的跨学科国际工作 制定统一的乳房抽吸方法会议。 本次会议的目的是制定一个标准的照顾， 对乳腺抽吸物的各个方面。需要解决的问题是： 乳腺细针穿刺（FNA）适应症;核心适应症 活检;细针穿刺前要求;咨询/申请表;培训 FNA性能要求;实践参数/指南; 基于成像的细针穿刺活检技术变化指南 病变的特征、位置和大小;细胞学检查的准备 材料;标本充分性;诊断术语;分级系统 用于FNA;进行辅助研究的适应症; 常规辅助研究的指定;报告格式; FNA后 建议和管理。 我的参与是作为会议协调员和 编辑/出版小组委员会。

As Chief of the Cytopathology Section, I am currently involved in coordinating an NCI-sponsored interdisciplinary international working conference for the development of a uniform approach to breast aspirates. The aim of this conference is to develop a standard of care with regards to all aspects of breast aspirates. Issues to be addressed are: indications for breast fine needle aspiration (FNA); indications for core biopsy; pre-FNA requirements; consult/requisition forms; training requirements for the performance of FNA; practice parameters/guidelines; guidelines for variation in technique of FNA based on imaging characteristics, location and size of the lesion; preparation of cytologic material; specimen adequacy; diagnostic terminology; grading system to be used on FNAs; indications for performance of ancillary studies; designation of routine ancillary studies; report format; post-FNA recommendations and management. My involvement has been as conference coordinator and as the chairman of the Editorial/Publication Subcommittee.