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Maria Balan

Maria Balan

DVM, MVB, MSc, PgDip, Pathobiology Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Balan is currently a resident in Veterinary Clinical Pathology at University College Dublin, having worked as a veterinary clinical pathologist with over five years’ experience in both diagnostic and research laboratories. Part of a multi-disciplinary team, she is primarily involved in assessing, monitoring, and evaluating information from clinical and laboratory data, literature review and competent authorities, but also has extensive under- and post-graduate teaching experience.

Contributions from Maria Balan

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intact and damaged cells

Issue number Published 01/11/2024

Practical diagnostic cytology for practitioners

Cytology is highly effective for the diagnosis and assessment of various pathologies; this paper offers an overview of the technique and reviews the most common tumors found on cytological analysis.

By Peter J. O’Brien and Maria Balan