Micronuclei: An essential biomarker in oral exfoliated cells for grading of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

abstract：AIM:Surgical pathology service is generally unavailable in most developing countries and comes with challenges. Cytopathology is a reliable, inexpensive adjunct to surgical histopathology. We present a retrospective review of the various cytopathology cases received at the department. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Duduyemi BM,Owusu-Afriyie O,Danquah KO,Osakunor DN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroid syringoma is a rare benign adnexal tumor of sweat glands with microscopic resemblance to the salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma. Cytology is rarely utilized for preoperative assessment of these slow-growing, small, nodular lesions. Definitive cytological diagnosis is also quite difficult, and majority of the...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Pal S,Sengupta S,Jana S,Bose K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenous spherulosis is a rare entity usually seen in association with benign breast lesions. It is often picked up incidentally with a reported incidence of about 0.2% in cytological material. There are very few reports describing cytomorphological features of collagenous spherulosis. To the best of our knowledge ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Gokhale UA,Nanda A,Pillai GR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study is designed to evaluate the role of pleural fluid analysis in diagnosing pleural diseases and to study the advantages and disadvantages of thoracocentasis and pleural biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We prospectively included 66 consecutive indoor patients over a duration of 1 year. Pleural fl...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Biswas B,Sharma SK,Negi RS,Gupta N,Jaswal VM,Niranjan N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. The tumor is highly aggressive and has a high metastatic potential. It is usually diagnosed on histopathological examination of splenectomy specimen. Only few cases of angiosarcoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytolo...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Sharma S,Singh P,Gupta P,Lal A,Srinivasan R

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma (HBL) is a rare primary malignant liver tumor affecting mainly pediatric patients in the age group 6 months to 3 years. Presentation of HBL in the neonatal period is rare. HBL can be diagnosed on cytology along with subtyping. Estimation of serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is essential as a tumor marker. F...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Chattopadhyay S,Mukherjee S,Boler A,Sharma A,Biswas SK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoplasmosis is a mycotic infection caused by dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. The organisms are usually found within the cells (macrophages). This organism mostly affects lungs in immunocompetent individuals and disseminated forms are seen in immunocompromised cases. Here, we describe a case of disseminate...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Samantaray S,Panda S,Dash S,Rout N

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease) is a rare benign disease of unknown etiology presenting with massive lymphadenopathy. These cases can often be misdiagnosed as lymphoma. Hence, it is important to distinguish Rosai-Dorfman disease from lymphoma and other causes of histiocytosis b...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kushwaha R,Ahluwalia C,Sipayya V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Image-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) serves as first-line diagnostic modalities for the assessment of mural thickening of the gallbladder (GB). AIM:The main objective of the present study was to correlate the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative image-guided FNAC of the thickened GB wall based...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kumar N,Singhal P,Agarwal A,Khan MA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue diagnosis of small round cell tumors relies heavily on immunohistochemical staining. Two of the small round cell tumors, namely neuroblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor, have considerable morphologic overlap. Many studies suggest that CD99 positivity virtually excludes the diagnosis of neuroblastoma. W...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kaur G,Bakshi P,Verma K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary (spontaneous) umbilical endometriosis is very rare with an estimated incidence of 0.5-1% of all patients with endometrial ectopia. Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition, the pelvis being the most common site of the disease. Extrapelvic site is less common and even more difficult to diagnose due to ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Fernandes H,Marla NJ,Pailoor K,Kini R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-type granulosa cell tumors (AGCT) account for 1-2% of all ovarian tumors and 95% of granulosa cell tumors. In AGCT, at the time of peritoneal washing, tumor cells are rarely seen to exfoliate and FIGO stage is raised from IA/IB or IIA/IIB to stage IC or IIC despite the absence of a gross intraepithelial tumor. P...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Atilgan AO,Tepeoglu M,Ozen O,Bilezikçi B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman's disease (CD), also called giant lymph nodal hyperplasia, is a lymphoproliferative disorder secondary to lymphoid follicle hyperplasia and marked capillary proliferation with endothelial hyperplasia. It presents as enlarged lymph nodes in the mediastinum, neck, groin, axilla and other sites. On clinical exa...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Sudha A,Vivekanand N

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the potentially malignant disorders (PMDs) with a malignancy rate of 0.2-2%. Aneuploidy is considered to be one of the important markers for malignant transformation and DNA-image cytometry (DIC) has been successfully employed in oral mucosal PMDs and also in tumors of the ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Chitturi RT,Nirmal RM,Sunil PM,Devy AS,Reddy BV

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland cytopathology is a diagnostically challenging area with overlapping cytomorphological features between benign, malignant, and metastatic tumors. We report the case of 45-year-old male who presented with two swellings in right retroauricular and infraauricular region along with a palpable single right ce...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Agarwal C,Kaushal M,Bhardwaj M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of oral exfoliative cytology as a diagnostic aid accentuates the need for establishing an accurate baseline, thereby enabling the comparison of abnormal oral tissue with established baseline. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE:To detect any changes in the nuclear area (NA), cytoplasmic area (CA), and nuclear:cytopl...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Patel PV,Kumar S,Kumar V,Vidya G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors are known as aggressive fibromatosis (AFM). Synchronous and metachronous multicentric aggressive fibromatosis are rare lesions and pose dilemma in diagnosis and management. A rare and interesting case of recurrent multicentric, synchronous AFM is presented which to the best of our knowle...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kohli K,Kawatra V,Khurana N,Jain S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant lymphomas of the salivary glands are rare, accounting for 2-5% of salivary gland tumors and 5% of extranodal lymphomas, frequently seen in the parotid gland. There are single case reports mentioned in the literature. Clinical presentation is not characteristic and the disease is often overlooked with...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Andola SK,Masgal MM,Reddy RM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) occurring in right submandibular gland of a 13-year-old Indian male is presented, wherein the lesion unveiled itself only after multiple fine needle aspiration (FNA) procedures. This unusual neoplasm has high frequency of occurrence in Eskimos and a predilection for the parot...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Amit S,Agarwal A,Khan L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher's disease is the most common lysosomal storage disorder gene defect, which leads to deficiency or decreased activity of glucocerebrosidase, followed by accumulation of glucosylceramide. There is autosomal recessive transmission leading to varied clinical manifestations. This disease has three main types: Type ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Gupta SS,Mondal P,Basu N,Mallick MG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland small cell carcinoma (SGSmCC) is extremely rare, accounting for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors. A 42-year-old female patient came to the outpatient clinic due to a mass localized in the left submandibular space and that had been growing since 3-4 months. The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Altinay S,Firat P,Yalçin Ş,Taşkin Ü

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignant neoplasm of the thyroid. On fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology smears of conventional PTC, the background usually shows scanty, bubble gum-like colloid. But the macrofollicular variant and papillary microcarcinoma reveals abundant thin colloid in the ba...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Muthalagan E,Subashchandrabose P,Sivasubramanian PB,Venkateswaran S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis and storage of thyroglobulin as well as synthesis of thyroid hormones and their release into the circulation are important functions of thyroid, which were studied in fine needle aspiration (FNA) smears from thyroid lesions. Evidence of thyroglobulin synthesis was demonstrated in neoplastic and nonneoplastic...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Das DK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Skin adnexal neoplasms are relatively rare and thus uncommonly encountered in routine pathology practice. Aims:The present study was conducted with the aim to diagnose various skin adnexal tumors on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) followed by confirmation on histopathology and immunohistochemistry of...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Arora A,Nanda A,Lamba S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a global pandemic. Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL) is very common manifestation of HIV infection. Moreover, different opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB) and malignancies may present with lymphadenopathy. Mycobacterium aviu...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Nag D,Dey S,Nandi A,Bandyopadhyay R,Roychowdhury D,Roy R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of breast infection. Few cases of maternal-infant transmission of the virus during breastfeeding resulting in nipple lesions have been documented. Only three cases have been reported in nonlactating women. We report an additional case of HSV mastitis in a 36-year-old nonlacta...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Mardi K,Gupta N,Sharma S,Gupta S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cytological examinations of serous effusions have been well-accepted, and a positive diagnosis is often considered as a definitive diagnosis. It helps in staging, prognosis and management of the patients in malignancies and also gives information about various inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions. D...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Shivakumarswamy U,Arakeri SU,Karigowdar MH,Yelikar B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromatosis colli is a peculiar, benign fibrous growth of the sternocleidomastoid that usually appears during the first few weeks of life and is often associated with muscular torticollis. Fibromatosis colli (FC) is seen in children born after difficult, prolonged labor, assisted delivery, and breech deliveries. Clin...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Rajalakshmi V,Selvambigai G,Jaiganesh

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we have described fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of a rare case of dermal cylindroma. A 40-year-old female presented with a lateral mid-cervical swelling fixed to the skin. FNAC smears showed multiple clusters of small, round to oval cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, inconspicuous nucleoli and s...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Gupta P,Dey P,Bal A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is only one report on cytological findings of oncocytic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this article, we report a new case with focus on cytological, and ultrastructural findings. A 60-year-old Japanese man was found to have a right renal tumor on medical checkup. In imprint cytological mat...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Yamaguchi T,Hirota E,Kuroda N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00