This study describes and illustrates the cytological artifacts introduced by LBP technique when used on fine-needle aspirates (FNAs), and evaluates these artifacts as potential diagnostic pitfalls.

• 本研究描述并附图说明在应用液基细胞学处理FNA标本时候出现的人工假象，并对此类假象在诊断中引起的问题进行阐述。