Cytopathology + More | Latest guidelines for pancreatobiliary cytology—a recap

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Dr. Kurtycz is laboratory medical director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, and professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Laser, of the Department of Pathology at Northshore-LIJ Health System in New Hyde Park, NY, is assistant professor and cytopathology fellowship program director, Hofstra NorthShore-LIJ School of Medicine. Both are members of the CAP Cytopathology Committee.