Acquisizione competenze tecnico-professionali:This international congress, started as a focus on a diagnostic niche in the cytopathology field, has growth along with the introduction of an increasingly number of molecular tests for predictive and diagnostic purpose. moreover, the introduction of these new molecular techniques have challenged our daily routine practice that has shifted from a microscopic-only approach to a multidisciplinary one, in which the molecular biologist has become a valuable partner in the diagnostic work-up. the x edition of molecular cytopathology congress will provide a perspective on the evolution of molecular pathology in the field of cytopathology with updates on cytological and molecular classifications.