This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/cyt.12909 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved DR SREEREKHA JINKALA (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-6555-7078) DR DEBASIS GOCHHAIT (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-3880-9150) DR NEELAIAH SIDDARAJU (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-0163-7524) Article type : Original article Title: Comparison of the quality of the microwave cell block method with the conventional cell block method in processing body fluid samples. Title page: Chippy Jayakumar, MSc MLT. Email: chippyjayakumar26@gmail.com Jinkala Sreerekha. MD. Asso. Professor. Mail: sree.path177@gmail.com Debasis Gochhait, MD, DNB, MIAC Asso. Professor. Mail: debasis.go@gmail.com Prasanna Venkadesa Perumal. Cytotechnician MSc. E mail: prasannaishva@gmail.com Srikanta Kanungo , MD. Senior Resident (2). Mail: srikantak109@gmail.com (1) Accepted Article