A prospective study on the relevance of crush or squash cytology of central nervous system lesions, in the present-day surgery

Background: The intra-operative cytology in the evaluation of central nervous system (CNS) lesions is a simple and rapid technique, useful tool. There not much literature available on value crush during operation. current study was planned to assess feasibility efficacy squash as standalone method diagnosis intracranial tumor.Methods: A prospective observational carried out department neurology collaboration with pathology, Medanta: Medicity, Gurugram, for period six months from January 2019 June 2019, randomly selected 60 patients, aged: 18 years above. Two three tissue bits, different sites mass, were taken prepare smear.Results: Out patients operated, 54 had neoplastic 6 non-neoplastic lesions. Neoplastic benign observed 41 malignant diagnosed 13 patients. 17.67% offering wrong cytology. cases meningioma, there discrepancy 3 (three) cases.Conclusions: Crush adjunct neurosurgical practice. This suggests confirms reliability cytology, but further multicentre studies larger number may help decide its use clinical