Diagnostic Utility and Pitfalls of Tzanck Smear Cytology in Diagnosis of Various Cutaneous Lesions.

abstract：:Primary lymphoma of the parotid gland is relatively rare and constitutes about 4-5% of extranodal lymphomas. The majority of them is non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and is B cell in nature. We report a case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the parotid gland in an elderly male. The case was diagnosed on f...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Dey B,Goyal V,Bharti JN,Mahajan N,Jain S

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：:Prostatic adenocarcinoma (PA) is a common visceral malignancy of elderly men. Cutaneous metastasis of PA is rare. The incidence is <1%. A 55-year-old man presented with urinary symptoms and multiple cutaneous nodules around suprapubic region, inner aspect of both thighs and scrotum. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FN...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Patne SC,Naik B,Patnaik P,Trivedi S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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：:Xanthogranulomatous reaction can occur in any organ but the most common sites are kidney and gallbladder. Xanthogranulomatous appendicitis (XA) is a rare clinical entity. There are a few case reports of XA diagnosed on histopathology but none on cytology. Here we report a case of a 47-year-old lady who presented with ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kaushik R,Gulati A,Vedant D,Kaushal V

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of the cervix has been considered as one of the preventable cancers. This study is the first published research addressing the screening of cancer of the cervix in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. AIM:This study aims to detect the prevalence of abnormal epithelial changes and its types in the east...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Balaha MH,Al Moghannum MS,Al Ghowinem N,Al Omran S

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：Background:Conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) stain has undergone many modifications; of these, ultrafast Pap stain is the most popular as it shortens the turnaround time of reporting. Application of modified ultrafast Pap (MUFP) stain in the evaluation of fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples and body fluids are scanty. ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Arul P,Eniya S,Pushparaj M,Masilamani S,Kanmani P,Lingasamy C

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：: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：:[This corrects the article on p. 153 in vol. 32, PMID: 26729974.]. ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

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更新日期：2016-01-01 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：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：:Preoperative pathologic diagnosis of pelvic tumors is mandatory for proper management of patients like neoadjuvant chemotherapy and interval debulking. Currently there are many minimally invasive methods available which include fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and trucut biopsy, mostly complimentary to each othe...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Kar A,Satapathy B,Pattnaik K,Dash PK

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:The role of DNA ploidy in genomic instability of cancer cells and prognosis has been described in a number of studies. The role of the centrosome in cell cycle has also been reported. AIM:In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation between the centrosome and DNA ploidy in breast cancer in a searc...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Sakr RA,Fleury J,Prengel C,Bernaudin JF,Uzan S,Rouzier R,Darai E

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Liquid-based cytology (LBC) preparation is a way to improve and refine the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) samples. There are a few studies comparing LBC with conventional smear (CS). AIM:The present study was undertaken to evaluate the utility of manual LBC (MLBC) and CS preparations in various FNA samples. ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Arul P

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：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：Background:Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the major etiologic agent of cervical carcinoma. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HPV infection and genotype distribution in cervical swabs from 2,234 Turkish and 357 Albanian women with similar lifestyles from two different countries. Materia...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Hancer VS,Buyukdogan M,Bylykbashi I,Oksuz B,Acar M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Context:Fine needle aspiration (FNA) plays a crucial role in the evaluation of patients with thyroid lesions. The Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology (TBSRTC) was designed with a mission to standardize the process of diagnosis and management of thyroid lesions by FNA cytology (FNAC). Aim:We aim to see ...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Upadhyaya P,Dhakal S,Adhikari P,Adhikari B,Khadka D,Niraula SR

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：AIM:To evaluate and compare the cytograding of breast cancers using Robinson's and Mouriquand's grading methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 5-year retrospective (from Oct 2000 to Sept 2005) and 1-year prospective study (from Oct 2005 to Oct 2006). A total of 110 fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) cases of breast canc...

journal_title：Journal of cytology

authors： Wani FA,Bhardwaj S,Kumar D,Katoch P

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：: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