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All sample types were reduced with a statically significant reduction in thyroid cytology samples (P\u2010value: .023). There was relative increase in breast and lymph node samples; however, this relative increase was not statistically significant. The malignancy rate also significantly increased by 34.1% accompanied by decrease in neoplastic category among the samples received during COVID\u201019 lockdown period. Breast samples remain the most frequent sample type both in pre\u2010COVID\u201019 and COVID\u201019 periods. Majority of fine\u2010needle aspiration done in these cases, during the lockdown period, were either in cases for recurrence or primary diagnosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prioritization of samples, proper precautions and triaging of patients before procedure helped in carrying out this procedure safely.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/dc.24620","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,24]],"date-time":"2020-09-24T17:43:47Z","timestamp":1600969427000},"page":"311-315","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Impact of ongoing <scp>COVID<\/scp>\u201019 pandemic on cytology: An institutional experience"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"49","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1783-7689","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chanchal","family":"Rana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sumit","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Research, Multidisciplinary Research Unit (DHRMR) King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suresh","family":"Babu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rashmi","family":"Kushwaha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Uma S.","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pooja","family":"Ramakant","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrine Surgery King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kulranjan","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrine Surgery King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anand","family":"Mishra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrine Surgery King George's Medical University  Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","unstructured":"Past pandemics [Internet].World Health Organization.http:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/communicable-diseases\/influenza\/pandemic-influenza\/past-pandemics. 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