Columnar cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A diagnostic dilemma in fine-needle aspiration cytology.

abstract：:Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease occurs mainly in immunocompromised individuals with CD 4 counts less than 200 cell/µL and is rarely noted in immunocompetent person. In India, this disease has been reported from several parts...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kumari M,Udayakumar M,Kaushal M,Madaan GB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adamantinoma-like Ewing Sarcoma (ALES) is a rare subtype of Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (EFTs) which are defined by their EWSR1 gene rearrangements. We present a case of a 15-year old female with a swelling in her anterior neck of 4 months duration which had recently begun to rapidly grow in size. Fine needle aspir...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Chikeka I,Sung S,Tiscornia-Wasserman P,Cimic A

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic pheochromocytomas are rare and typically diagnosed by local resection. We present the first reported case of metastatic pheochromocytoma to the pancreas diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and cytology. A 67-year-old female presented with 2 to 3 months of abdominal pai...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Yang SX,Dogra VS,Kothari TH,Reyes MCD

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：:Chlamydia trachomatis is a frequent sexually transmitted disease. The diagnosis of C. trachomatis infection by cytology is controversial. We compared the ability of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears to detect C. trachomatis infection with antigen detection (enzyme immunoassay; EIA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). One hun...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Vinette-Leduc D,Yazdi HM,Jessamine P,Peeling RW

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cytomorphologic features of 16 fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of seminoma obtained from 16 male patients. The aspirates included two primary gonadal tumors (one occurring in a cryptorchid testis), two primary mediastinal tumors, and 12 metastases (two with unknown primaries). Analysis of the aspir...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Caraway NP,Fanning CV,Amato RJ,Sneige N

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single a case of malignant triton tumor, presented as a neck mass in a 34 year old female diagnosed solely by fine needle aspiration, is reported. The diagnosis was supported by immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopic examination that showed evidence of both schwannian and rhabdomyoblastic differentiat...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Abu-Farsakh H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid for papillary carcinomas is highly sensitive. We sought to determine if the sensitivity of FNA for papillary carcinoma is correlated with the size of the tumor. We reviewed the results of thyroid resections for the last 12 years and correlated the findings with clinical and ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Renshaw AA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A silver staining technique was applied to 51 thyroid smears. The numbers of silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) were counted, and the mean AgNOR and nuclear area per cell were determined with an image analyzer. The mean AgNOR count per cell was significantly higher in malignant than in benign lesions,...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Solymosi T,Tóth V,Sápi Z,Bodó M,Gál I,Csanádi L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration cytology, immunocytochemistry, and electron microscopic findings are described in a case of glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast. The aspirate contained many small and large papillary cell groups and numerous single tall columnar cells with apical cytoplasmic projections and mild to ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Alexiev BA

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic nephromas are rare tumors of the kidney most commonly affecting boys or adult females. The fine-needle aspiration cytomorphology has not yet been described. A renal cystic mass in a 56 year old female was aspirated under ultrasound guidance. Papanicolaou stained smears of the cyst fluid revealed markedly atypic...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Clark SP,Kung IT,Tang SK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic carcinoma to the pancreas is uncommon and head and neck squamous carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas is extremely rare. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the pancreas presents a unique diagnostic challenge: in addition to mimicking the rare primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas based on cytol...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Glass R,Andrawes SA,Hamele-Bena D,Tong GX

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytologically, the distinction between bronchioalveolar carcinoma and reactive/reparative processes of respiratory epithelium can be difficult. Retrospectively, we have identified 11 consecutive cases of bronchioalveolar carcinoma from the cytology files of University Missouri-Kansas City/Truman Medical Center. On ave...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fiorella RM,Gurley SD,Dubey S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case involved a 69-year-old female who presented with irritative urinary voiding. Imaging studies showed an 18-cm uterine mass centering on the cervix and extending into the bladder. The Pap test slide demonstrated necrotic background and degenerative changes in single and grouped atypical "small round blue cells...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Yang G,Deisch J,Tavares M,Haixia Q,Cobb C,Raza AS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex is an uncommon cause of lower respiratory tract infection that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent late complications. We report two cases with simultaneous herpes simplex virus infection of the lower respiratory tract and lung carcinoma. Cytology of bronchial brushing and washing fluids ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Maounis N,Blana A,Ellina E,Chorti M,Lekkakou A,Mermigkis D,Spanakis N,Emmanouilidou A

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Although pleural and pericardial effusions are common and may rarely be the initial manifestation of disease, there are few reports of SLE diagnosed in a cytopathology laboratory. We describe an unusual case of SLE in a 75-year-old man who presented with cardiac tamponade. Cytologic examination of the pericardial flui...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fazio J,Friedman HD,Swerdlow J,Michiel RR

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied TdT-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP)-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) to cytologic smears in order to detect the cells undergoing apoptosis. These smears were obtained by scraping the cut surface of 9 cases of carcinoma, including renal-cell carcinoma (3 cases), esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sasano H,Yamaki H,Nagura H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most granulomas of the prostate are nonspecific; infectious, post-operative, and allergic lesions are much less common. Fine-needle aspiration findings in the typical case are distinctive and easily recognized. Several series have been reported, but few have included histologic follow-up. We describe three cases of gr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Stanley MW,Horwitz CA,Sharer W,Uke E,Kaye K,Burton L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the patient's salivary gland lesions is considered a rapid, simple, reliable, minimal invasive procedure with markedly rare complications. Herein, we report a case of bleeding from the region of the Wharton's duct after a procedure of a FNAB on the patient's subman...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Lee DH,Yoon TM,Lee JK,Lim SC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis is a common opportunistic infection in lung transplant recipients. Its diagnosis usually rests on the identification of viral inclusions in lung parenchyma obtained by transbronchial biopsy, or by examination of the cytologic material obtained by bronchioloalveolar lavage (BAL). To de...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Solans EP,Yong S,Husain AN,Eichorst M,Gattuso P

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, the authors examined the characteristic features of morphology and molecular biology of Ki-67, p53, Bcl-2, and cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) immunocytochemistry in low-grade endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (LG-ENEC) and disordered proliferative (DP)/benign hyperplastic (BH) endometrium. We carried out a ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Apostolou G,Apostolou N,Biteli M,Kavantzas N,Patsouris E,Athanassiadou P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare biphasic tumor of the thyroid with approximately 20 well-documented cases reported in the English literature. Although a monophasic variant of SETTLE is conceivable, the majority of the reported cases were truly biphasic tumors. A minimal amo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tong GX,Hamele-Bena D,Wei XJ,O'Toole K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Documenting the four molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma is significant as they determine response to therapy, disease free interval and survival. Our aim was to document the subtypes defined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Francis IM,Alath P,George SS,Jaragh M,Al Jassar A,Kapila K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with fibrillary matrix is an extremely rare variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) whose pathological features are poorly known. Here, we report on our experience with such a condition arising in a 71-yr-old woman. Our findings not only demonstrate that DLBCL with fibrillary matr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Dargent JL,Meiers I,Lespagnard L,Ma Y,Dehou MF,Verhest A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1,488 patients, satisfactory sputum was available for cytologic diagnosis. Overall diagnoses were correct in 85.4% of patients, false negative in 193 patients (13.0%), and false positive in 24 patients (1.6%). In patients with a malignant lung process, cytologic diagnoses were correct in 228 patients (54.2%) and ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Risse EK,van't Hof MA,Laurini RN,Vooijs PG

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marginal zone B cell lymphomas (MZBCLs) represent a category of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which may arise in a wide variety of extranodal organs where they are termed low grade B cell lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). MZBCLs may involve primarily lymph nodes and or spleen where they are designated mo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Matsushima AY,Hamele-Bena D,Osborne BM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case of granulocytic sarcoma presenting as bilateral breast masses in a 40-yr-old woman with concurrent unsuspected chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration. The granulocytic differentiation was recognized on Diff-Quik-stained cytology smears and confirmed rapidly on flow cytometry on the...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ngu IW,Sinclair EC,Greenaway S,Greenberg ML

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic malignancy represents a common cause of effusions. Immunocytochemistry (ICC) is useful in confirming malignancy and gaining insight into the site of origin. Cell blocks are commonly utilized for this purpose; nonetheless, when the malignant cells are sparse, they may not be represented in cell blocks thereb...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Knoepp SM,Placido J,Fields KL,Thomas D,Roh MH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdoid meningioma is a recently described, rare, WHO Grade III intracranial tumor with an aggressive growth pattern and increased risk of recurrence. We describe the cytopathologic findings on cerebrospinal fluid of one such case in a 26-yr-old female who underwent resection of a left temporo-parietal mass. Cerebros...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Parwani AV,Mikolaenko I,Eberhart CG,Burger PC,Rosenthal DL,Ali SZ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00