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This study was undertaken to assess the utility of imprint and crush cytology in making the diagnosis of both malignant as well as non-neoplastic diseases of the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract and compare the results with corresponding histopathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was conducted on patients who underwent UGI endoscopic biopsies over a period of 1.5 years. Touch imprints and crush smears were prepared for each case and stained with Giemsa and Papanicolaou stains. The cytology results were compared with the corresponding histopathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall sensitivity and specificity of imprint and crush cytology when compared to histopathology were found to be 95.7% and 98.8%, respectively. For\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Helicobacter pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection, the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of cytology were 71.4%, 99%, and 97.19%, respectively. Both crush and imprint smears had similar efficacy in rendering the cytological diagnosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Imprint\/crush smear cytology is a valuable complement to histopathology in UGI endoscopic biopsies. Evaluation of biopsy adequacy, distinguishing between malignant and benign lesions, and diagnosing specific infections such as\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n                      , Candia, and Herpes simplex virus are reliably possible on impression cytology.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/joc.joc_102_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,29]],"date-time":"2025-08-29T17:01:05Z","timestamp":1756486865000},"page":"163-169","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Comparative Study of Touch Imprint and Crush Cytology with Histopathology in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsies"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Akanksha","family":"Kalita","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and 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