Cytopathology in Focus—Endoscopic ultrasound-guided FNA and core biopsy: Are we progressing to a best practice?

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Dr. Pendse is a surgical pathology fellow and Dr. Dodd is a professor of pathology and director of cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Dodd is a member of the CAP Cytopathology Committee.