Cytopathology in India: Past, Present, and Future.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Diagnostic Cytopathology Pub Date : 2025-07-13 DOI:10.1002/dc.25503

Jitendra Singh Nigam, Jyotsna Naresh Bharti, Ashutosh Rath, Immanuel Pradeep, Biswajit Dey, Ravi Mehrotra

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Cytopathology was apparent as a feasible and inexpensive screening and diagnostic technique incorporated in India during the 1950s and 1960s. The Indian Academy of Cytologists (IAC) was established to foster cytology research, standardize nomenclature, and advance cytology across India. Although cytopathology is a fundamental component of the postgraduate pathology curriculum, numerous challenges and limitations impede its practice in India, including a shortage of trained cytopathologists, uneven distribution of cytopathology services and their quality assurance, and financial constraints for advanced diagnostics in cytopathology samples. These obstacles hinder the efficient execution of cytopathology activities in India. This review outlines the historical evolution, expansion, institutional and academic advancements, cytology-based screening programs and guidelines, quality assurance, research output, and contemporary developments in cytopathology reporting, as well as the challenges and limitations encountered by cytopathology practice in India. The review argues for intentional initiatives to augment the capability of cytopathology in remote and rural regions of India, facilitating early and improved cancer detection and patient outcomes.

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印度的细胞病理学：过去、现在和未来。

在20世纪50年代和60年代，细胞病理学作为一种可行且廉价的筛查和诊断技术被纳入印度。印度细胞学学会（IAC）的成立是为了促进细胞学研究，标准化命名，并在印度推进细胞学。尽管细胞病理学是研究生病理学课程的基本组成部分，但许多挑战和限制阻碍了其在印度的实践，包括缺乏训练有素的细胞病理学家，细胞病理学服务及其质量保证分布不均，以及细胞病理学样本高级诊断的财政限制。这些障碍阻碍了印度细胞病理学活动的有效执行。本文概述了印度细胞病理学的历史演变、发展、制度和学术进步、基于细胞学的筛查方案和指南、质量保证、研究成果和细胞病理学报告的当代发展，以及细胞病理学实践遇到的挑战和限制。这篇综述认为，应该有意采取行动，增强印度偏远和农村地区的细胞病理学能力，促进早期和改进的癌症检测和患者预后。

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Diagnostic Cytopathology 医学-病理学

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

163

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Diagnostic Cytopathology is intended to provide a forum for the exchange of information in the field of cytopathology, with special emphasis on the practical, clinical aspects of the discipline. The editors invite original scientific articles, as well as special review articles, feature articles, and letters to the editor, from laboratory professionals engaged in the practice of cytopathology. Manuscripts are accepted for publication on the basis of scientific merit, practical significance, and suitability for publication in a journal dedicated to this discipline. Original articles can be considered only with the understanding that they have never been published before and that they have not been submitted for simultaneous review to another publication.