From conventional fluid cytology to unusual histological diagnosis: report of four cases.

abstract：:Primary thyroid lymphoma is a very rare disease. Here, we present a case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a 48-year-old female involving thyroid gland. The patient had thyroid swelling for 15 years which rapidly increased during last 5 months. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed monomorphic lar...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mondal SK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary carcinoma of thyroid is a relatively uncommon malignancy, which can be sporadic and syndromic in nature. It commonly spreads to regional lymph nodes followed by spreading to distant sites. Breast is an uncommon site of metastasis of this malignancy. Our case is a 38-year-old woman married parous woman presen...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Devi CA,Stephen SN,Gochhait D,Shanmugam D,Dharanipragada K,Siddaraju N,Singh D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroid syringoma (CS) is a rare benign adnexal tumor of the skin with a resemblance to pleomorphic adenoma of salivary gland, most commonly involving the head and neck region. In the present literature, reports of the cytologic appearance of CS are scarce as it is rarely encountered by fine needle aspiration (FNA)....

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Rogers R,Zhou F,Grunes D,Shapiro RL,Bannan M,Simsir A,Leung A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular testing is an essential step in providing patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most appropriate front-line targeted therapies. We recently implemented targeted NGS on previously discarded cytology centrifuged supernatant (CCS). METHODS:In this study, we reviewed our imple...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gokozan H,Harbhajanka A,Bomeisl P,Michael CW,Sadri N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of "renal incidentalomas" is on the rise due to increasing use of radiologic studies. Image-guided core needle biopsies (CNB) with touch preparations are performed to guide specimen collection and triage of sample for additional studies. Results allow the clinical team to make appropriate treatmen...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Shachner TR,Nodit L,Hubbard E,Van Meter S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The triple test, i.e., cytology combined with clinical and radiological findings, is the goal for accurate assessment of palpable breast lesions. Because of the limitations of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), its utility has somewhat decreased nationwide. We have been using a combination of physical e...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Aker F,Gümrükçü G,Onomay BÇ,Erkan M,Gürleyik G,Kiliçoğlu G,Karagüllü H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary metastasis of intracranial meningioma is rare. We present the cytomorphologic features of such a tumor in a 71 yr-old woman who was found to have multiple lung nodules 13 years following the resection of an atypical intracranial meningioma. Cytomorphologic features were quite distinct and included hypercellu...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Baisden BL,Hamper UM,Ali SZ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) offers a six-tiered diagnostic scheme for thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA): Benign, Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance (AUS/FLUS), suspicious for follicular neoplasm, suspicious for malignancy...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Padmanabhan V,Marshall CB,Akdas Barkan G,Ghofrani M,Laser A,Tolgay Ocal I,David Sturgis C,Souers R,Kurtycz DF

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML) is a rare entity characterized by the proliferation of cells belonging to the macrophage-histiocyte family, but whose exact origin is unknown. A case of SHML occurring in a 62-yr-old female is described in which the diagnosis is initially suggested by fine-needle...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Alvarez Alegret R,Martinez Tello A,Ramirez T,Gállego P,Martinez D,García Julían G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-catheter aspiration cytology of the peritoneal cavity is a new system for obtaining a sample of peritoneal cells in the absence of fluid or the need for lavage. Its potential use in the diagnosis of peritoneal malignancy is illustrated by two case reports. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Stewart RJ,Gupta RK

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis of the urinary tract is usually secondary to tuberculosis of the kidney. Multinucleated giant cell histiocytes, often with peripheral nuclei (Langhans' cells), may be identified. Acid-fast bacilli on smear or positive urine cultures confirm the diagnosis. Similar findings can also be seen in patients trea...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Arora SK,Gupta N,Nijhawan R,Mandal AK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid neoplasms and accurate subclassification is an essential prerequisite for proper management of patients. This study was aimed at evaluating the utility of nuclear morphometry and textural features on cytology smears to classify the cases of NHL on aspirat...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta S,Gupta R,Singh S,Gupta K,Kudesia M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brushing cytology is frequently utilized for the investigation of pancreatic and biliary strictures but is associated with low diagnostic sensitivity. The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology has presented a system for diagnostic classification which includes the categories benign, atypical, suspicious for malignancy...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Chadwick BE,Layfield LJ,Witt BL,Schmidt RL,Cox RN,Adler DG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is a multicenter study which was conducted to evaluate the follow-up on thyroid aspirate cases with atypia of undetermined significance/follicular cells of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) and follicular neoplasm or suspicious for follicular neoplasm (FN/SFN) using the Bethesda system for reporting t...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Al-Abbadi MA,Shareef SQ,Yousef MM,Almasri NM,Mustafa HE,Aljawad H,Ali JA,Groves A,Alsaihati Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on current literature and the best available research to date, the current FDA workload limits for automated image-assisted screening, including the ThinPrep Imaging System and the FocalPoint GS, of 100 slides/day (imaged only slides counted as 0.5) are extremely high and may be associated with significant reduc...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Elsheikh TM,Austin RM,Chhieng DF,Miller FS,Moriarty AT,Renshaw AA,American Society of Cytopathology.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objectives were to study the types and incidence of thyroid follicular lesions coexisting with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), the pitfalls in their cytodiagnosis, and the effect on management. All cases of HT diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and/or histology over a 7-yr period were retrospectively studied....

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kollur SM,El Sayed S,El Hag IA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information is available on the relative value of intraoperative cytology (IOC) and frozen section (FS) in evaluation of ovarian lesions. We compared the two methods in 63 histologically proven cases of resected ovaries studied by imprints (40 cases), FNAs (38 cases), and scrapes (5 cases). Diagnoses were: 10 n...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Michael CW,Lawrence WD,Bedrossian CW

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Barr body is the inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell. It is readily identified as plano-convex structure of 2-3 micron in diameter on the periphery of the nuclear membrane. The aim of this study is to evaluate the significance of Barr body count in malignant ovarian tumors on fine needle aspiration cyto...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Agrawal P,Dey P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare lesion of the skin and deep tissues whose cytologic features have not previously been published. We report on 2 cases of JXG in patients aged 5 days and 5 yr who presented with an axillary mass and enlarged supraclavicular lymph node, respectively. Fine-needle aspiration and to...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Grenko RT,Sickel JZ,Abendroth CS,Cilley RE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of minimal deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA) of the uterine cervix showing varicolored cytopathologic features on Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, which may indicate features suggestive of lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia (LEGH)-adenocarcinoma sequence. A 57-year-old woman presented with a profuse amo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Omori M,Kondo T,Nakazawa K,Shinohara S,Watanabe Y,Fukasawa H,Nakazawa T,Hashi A,Hirata S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia (LEGH) was first described by Nucci et al. in 1999 and is believed to be a precancerous lesion of minimal deviation adenocarcinoma and gastric-type adenocarcinoma in the uterine cervix. LEGH lesions do not always exhibit apparent cellular and structural atypia, so a...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kimura F,Kobayashi T,Kanai R,Kobayashi Y,Yuhi O,Ota H,Yamaguchi M,Yokokawa Y,Uehara T,Ishii K

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Malignancies from many primary sites may metastasize to supraclavicular lymph nodes (SCLN). We reviewed 100 fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) of SCLNs. There were three major types of malignancy detected by this method: adenocarcinoma (n = 40), squamous cell carcinoma (n = 14), and other malignancies (n = 29). Adenocarci...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Carson HJ,Candel AG,Gattuso P,Castelli MJ

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm with poor prognosis. The pleural form is defined as a malignant tumor of mesothelial cells with a diffuse growth pattern involving the visceral and parietal surfaces of the pleura. To our knowledge, there have only been two reported cases in the literature where fine-needle as...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tafazzoli A,Raza A,Martin SE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytological findings are presented of seven cases of cardiac myxomas. Avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method was employed to demonstrate Ulex europaeus agglutinin-I (UEA-I) lectin in imprint smears as well as in paraffin-embedded tissue sections in cardiac myxomas. The cytology was characterized by tumor cells ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Iwa N,Yutani C

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is infrequently performed to assess palpable lesions. We perform the first multi-institutional study to evaluate this procedure. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed vaginal FNAs performed at two institutions for the past 27 years. Clinical, cytological and histological d...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Lin DM,Barkan GA,Chatt G,Park JW,Gattuso P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression may be a prognostic factor in lung cancer. In previous studies, COX-2 expression has almost exclusively been evaluated with immunohistochemical methods performed on histology sections of tissue biopsies. However, in clinical practice, lung cancer is often diagnosed with cytological ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Koch A,Gustafsson B,Fohlin H,Sörenson S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular medulloepithelioma (ME) is a rare congenital tumor which occurs usually during childhood but is also reported in adults. They have seen an intraocular tumor in an 89 years-old female with a history of small cell lung carcinoma. Transscleral fine needle aspiration was performed. Aspirates were rich and composed ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mahdjoubi A,Cassoux N,Levy-Gabriel C,Desjardins L,Klos J,Caly M,Vlajnic T,Gardrat S,Klijanienko J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The limitation of cytologic still images is one of the reasons why telecytology has not met with widespread acceptance by the cytology community. Cytologic still image only displays a single depth of field, and this is a particularly acute problem in cytology where the specimen is often much thicker than a single micr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Yamashiro K,Taira K,Matsubayashi S,Azuma M,Okuyama D,Nakajima M,Takeda H,Suzuki H,Kawamura N,Wakao F,Yagi Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) and islet cell tumor (ICT), both rare pancreatic neoplasms, can be diagnosed accurately and rapidly with the use of imaging-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies. The specific cytologic features of these tumors are described in a series of 17 patients, and histologic and immunocytochemical...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Labate AM,Klimstra DL,Zakowski MF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00