Papillary tissue fragments as a diagnostic pitfall in fine-needle aspirations of thyroid nodules.

abstract：:Ovarian gonadoblastoma coexisting with a dysgerminoma is extremely rare in patients with Turner syndrome (TS) and a Y chromosome. The cytological findings, including imprint cytology, of these unusual ovarian tumors have rarely been reported. We report a rare patient with a gonadoblastoma with dysgerminoma, 3.0 × 2.0 ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Nagai T,Hasegawa K,Motegi E,Machida H,Sasaki H,Kato H,Kosaka N,Fukasawa I,Kuroda H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is highly accurate for detecting breast malignancies, concerns remain among cytopathologists about false-positive and false-negative diagnoses. Cell block (CB) preparations have been advocated by some cytopathologists as one of the methods to improve and consol...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Obiajulu FJN,Daramola AO,Anunobi CC,Ikeri NZ,Abdulkareem FB,Banjo AA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate diagnosis of small-cell carcinoma of the lung (SCLC) is clinically important because of the therapeutic implications. SCLC must be distinguished from non-small-cell carcinoma (NSCLC) and lymphoma. Paranuclear blue inclusions (PBIs) were recently described as a feature of metastatic SCLC on air-dried Wright-st...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mullins RK,Thompson SK,Coogan PS,Shurbaji MS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of 275 consecutive peritoneal lavages and concurrent histologic material from gynecologic operations suggested that cytologic evaluation was clinically indicated for only 60.7% of the lavages, representing 46% of the patients in the study. More than one concurrent lavage was received from 21.6% of all patients ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Walts AE

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet cell tumors of the pancreas are neuroendocrine neoplasms whose biologic behavior has been well characterized. Frequently, these tumors produce one or more hormones which may strongly affect the patients' clinical presentation. In this study, we have examined fine-needle aspirates (FNA) from 13 islet cell tumors ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Collins BT,Cramer HM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fine-needle aspiration cytology is a routine procedure for the diagnosis of breast carcinoma, cytologic specimens have rarely been used for evaluation of hormone receptor status and HER2/neu overexpression. In order to compare the biological markers on cytology and on histology, routinely fixed smears of 110 ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Moriki T,Takahashi T,Ueta S,Mitani M,Ichien M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case in which a primary diagnosis of gout was made by fine-needle aspiration. The patient had a right distal ulnar mass, and the initial clinical and radiological diagnoses were that of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath. While tophi are the hallmark of gout, they rarely undergo aspiration because of the k...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Liu K,Moffatt EJ,Hudson ER,Layfield LJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sebaceous lymphadenomas and sebaceous lymphadenocarcinomas are uncommon neoplasms occurring predominately within the parotid gland. Cytomorphology of these neoplasms is rarely reported. Occasional reports have discussed the cytomorphological features of these neoplasms but criteria distinguishing sebaceous l...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Vazmitsel M,Esebua M,Layfield LJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from 42 patients with suspected meningeal tumor involvement were reviewed. Cytology in conjunction with immunocytochemistry identified 26 CSF specimens as malignant. There were fifteen cases of lymphoma, four cases of leukemia, two cases of carcinoma, and two cases of mel...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tani E,Costa I,Svedmyr E,Skoog L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed 74 fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cases of presumptive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). All the cases had cytology and core-needle biopsy and 53 cases had concurrent flow cytometric analysis. FNA (cytology and flow cytometry) and core-needle biopsy were evaluated independently. FNA was diagnostic ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gong JZ,Snyder MJ,Lagoo AS,Vollmer RT,Dash RR,Madden JF,Buckley PJ,Jones CK

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary salivary gland-type tumors of the tracheobronchial tree are rare; their cytologic features have been seldom reported. We aim to describe the clinical and cytomorphologic features of tracheobronchial salivary gland-type tumors diagnosed by transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA) at our institutio...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Doxtader EE,Shah AA,Zhang Y,Wang H,Dyhdalo KS,Farver C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile duct brushing (BDB) cytology, for the characterization of bile duct strictures, can be challenging to interpret when associated with a stent. Our study aims to identify the cytologic criteria for the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in BDBs in the presence of a stent. METHODS:A database search (January 2010...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Goyal A,Sharaiha RZ,Alperstein SA,Siddiqui MT

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it traditionally presents with signs and symptoms of small intestine involvement, such as diarrhea and malabsorption, Whipple's disease (WD) can involve many other organs. Typically, WD diagnosis is established by biopsy of the small intestine. A case of WD, established by duodenal biopsy, in a 36-yr-old male...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Saleh H,Williams TM,Minda JM,Gupta PK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular neoplasm of low-grade malignancy. We observed a case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma arising in a cervical lymph node. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed several characteristic findings of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, that is, nuclear inclusion bodies, n...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kurisu Y,Tsuji M,Kuwabara H,Shibayama Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p53 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) status was determined in fine-needle aspirates (FNAs) and methacarn-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections of six fibroadenomas and 50 primary breast carcinomas using supersensitive monoclonal antibodies and the biotin-streptavidin-amplified method. Nuclear accumulati...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Alexiev BA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) has attracted attention as a precursor lesion of high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) of the ovary. We report the rare case of a woman in whom adenocarcinoma cells were detected in cervical smears and demonstrated to be derived from STIC in the fimbria. The patient was a 48-...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Shintaku M,Taniguchi H,Yamamoto Y,Kono F,Sumitomo M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-cell carcinoma (SmC) and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) are aggressive neoplasms that require prompt diagnosis and treatment. An immediate diagnosis can be obtained using fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) material from lymph nodes (LNs), which are clinically or radiologically suspicious for tumor inv...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： De Las Casas LE,Gokden M,Mukunyadzi P,White P,Baker SJ,Hermonat PL,You H,Korourian S,Malak SF,Miranda RN

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry is a rapid method for measuring DNA content. Its high sensitivity and specificity in detecting transitional cell carcinomas in bladder washings should make it a routinely applied adjunct to cytology once universal laboratory standards are firmly established. Diagnostic and prognostic information on soli...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Cibas ES

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle tract seeding refers to implantation of tumor cells by contamination when instruments like biopsy needles are used to examine, excise or ablate a tumor. Implantation along needle tract may lead to change of stage of the tumor, converting a resectable tumor into an inoperable one. In this paper we have reviewed ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tyagi R,Dey P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon condition, and calcific deposits in patients with end-stage renal disease are now somewhat rare, due to improvement in management. Since calcific deposits may clinically resemble a tumor, it is feasible to investigate them by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A 52-yr-old male with...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK,Naran S,Cheung YK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of the pancreas by metastatic sarcoma is rare, and can prove challenging to differentiate from sarcomatoid carcinomas which occur more commonly. The endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) technique has been successfully used for the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinomas whether primary ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Varghese L,Ngae MY,Wilson AP,Crowder CD,Gulbahce HE,Pambuccian SE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysticercosis is caused by larval stage of Taenia solium called cysticercus cellulosae. Cysticercosis most commonly infects skeletal muscles, subcutaneous tissues, brain and ocular tissue. On extensive search of literature, only around 64 cases of lingual cysticercosis have been reported till date. We report a case of...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Pujani M,Hassan MJ,Khan S,Jetley S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a high-grade sarcoma that can be diagnosed in cytology with certainty only when it presents with a biphasic pattern. Monophasic SS (MSS), however, is a diagnostic consideration when a uniform spindle cell population is present. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of cytologic ca...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ewing CA,Zakowski MF,Lin O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoglandular schwannoma (PGS) is a rare morphological variant of benign schwannoma. PGS is quite distinct from the somewhat better characterized glandular schwannoma variant. PGS is characterized by the presence of gland-like structures lined with pseudocolumnar or cuboidal-like neoplastic Schwann cells lining vari...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Yaprak Bayrak B,Vural Ç,Paksoy N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a genetic disease showing somatic mutations of multiple genes, including SMAD4. SMAD4 is a tumor suppressor gene that is inactivated in a sub-set of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, either by the intragenic mutation of one allele in combination with the loss of the other allele or by homozygous ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ali S,Cohen C,Little JV,Sequeira JH,Mosunjac MB,Siddiqui MT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confirmation of human papillomavirus (HPV) as a causative agent for a subset of biologically and clinically distinct squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC) has resulted in a growing need and expectation for HPV testing of head and neck cancers. At the same time, opportunities to obtain tissue samples fo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Holmes BJ,Westra WH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy (FNAB) in the preoperative assessment of breast lesions has shown diagnostic limitations with false-positive and false-negative diagnoses. We investigated the diagnostic value of cytokeratin 5/6 (CK5/6) and p63 in a series of breast FNABs, diagnosed as proliferative breast lesions w...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Al-Maghraby H,Ghorab Z,Khalbuss W,Wong J,Silverman JF,Saad RS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) is regarded as a specific marker secreted by normal and neoplastic acinar epithelial cells of the prostate gland; its detection by immunocytochemistry has been accepted as an indication of metastatic prostate cancer. This is ascribed to the commonly held belief that PSA is not found in...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze large-scale genomic patterns during disease progression from primary tumor to effusion in ovarian carcinoma, and to study the association between DNA ploidy parameters in effusions, proliferation/survival markers, and clinicopathologic characteristics. DNA ploidy status, DNA ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kleinberg L,Pradhan M,Tropé CG,Nesland JM,Davidson B,Risberg B

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The essential of urine cytology for the diagnosis and the follow-up of urothelial neoplasia has been widely recognized. However, there are some cases in which a definitive diagnosis cannot be made due to difficulty in discriminating between benign and malignant. This study evaluated the practicality of nucle...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tone K,Kojima K,Hoshiai K,Kumagai N,Kijima H,Kurose A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00