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 Cytology can be used as the first screening tool to identify whether a mass is an abscess either via an aspirate or an impression smear of the material within.

 Abscesses usually reveal a large number of leukocytes, cellular detritus, tissue remnants, and desquamation of cells.

 Infectious organisms may also be observed, but their absence does not rule out an infection.