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1. Sample Collection and Preparation 2. Cell Types and Criteria of Malignancy 3. Selected Infectious Agents 4. Round Cells 5. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Lesions 6. Subcutaneous Glandular Tissue: Mammary, Salivary, Thyroid, and Parathyroid 7. Nasal Exudates and Masses 8. Oropharynx and Tonsils 9. Eyes and Associated Structures 10. External Ear Canal 11. The Lymph Nodes 12. Synovial Fluid Analysis 13. The Musculoskeletal System 14. Cerebrospinal Fluid and Central Nervous System Cytology 15. Effusions: Abdominal, Thoracic, and Pericardial 16. Transtracheal and Bronchoalveolar Washes 17. The Lung and Intrathoracic Structures 18. The Gastrointestinal Tract 19. The Pancreas 20. The Liver 21. The Spleen 22. The Kidneys 23. Examination of Urinary Sediment 24. The Male Reproductive Tract: Prostate, Testes, Penis, and Semen 25. The Female Reproductive Tract 26. Peripheral Blood Smears 27. The Bone Marrow 28. The Adrenal Gland 29. Immunocytochemistry 30. Flow Cytometry 31. Molecular Methods in Lymphoid Malignancies
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