Ankit Kumar

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF INTRAOPERATIVE SQUASH SMEAR CYTOLOGY IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS WITH HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION AND IDH-1 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EXPRESSION IN ASTROCYTIC TUMOURS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Background: Intraoperative squash smear cytology provides rapid provisional diagnosis during neurosurgical procedures for central nervous system (CNS) lesions. Contemporary WHO classification of CNS tumours emphasizes integrated histomolecular diagnosis, with isocitrate dehydroge...