Plasmablastic lymphoma of the cecum: report of a case with cytologic findings.

abstract：:Strumal carcinoid is a rare ovarian tumor defined as carcinoid associated with struma ovarii. We report here the second cytological case of strumal carcinoid and performed immunocytochemical analysis for the first time. A 68-year-old Japanese female was found to have a solid tumor with small cystic components in the l...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ishida M,Arimoto T,Sandoh K,Okano K,Ebisu Y,Ito H,Matsumoto M,Mizokami T,Kita M,Okada H,Tsuta K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ubiquilin 2 (UBQLN2), an ubiquitin-related protein, is strongly expressed in urothelial carcinoma cells, in contrast to no or less expression in non-neoplastic cells; it protects cancer cells from reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced cytotoxicity. In this study, we investigated whether UBQLN2 immunostaining...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Shimada K,Fujii T,Tatsumi Y,Anai S,Fujimoto K,Konishi N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 86-year-old Caucasian female presented with two weeks history of discomfort discharging urine, occasional hematuria, and suprapubic pain. The patient had a history of left salpingo-oophorectomy for an ovarian tumor, performed four years earlier. Ultrasound showed a solid mass surrounding the orifice of the left ure...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Vodovnik A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian tumors of sex-cord stromal derivation rarely exfoliate malignant cells in serous effusions. Adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) often presents as a stage I disease and association with ascites is about 10%. AGCT is rarely known to exfoliate tumor cells in the ascitic fluid. Exfoliation of malignant cells in the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta N,Rajwanshi A,Dey P,Suri V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a recently described salivary gland neoplasm that is defined by ETV6-NTRK3 gene fusion. There have been few case reports on the cytopathologic features of MASC to date. We examined the clinicopathological and cytological features of seven cases of MASC defined by RT-PCR a...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Higuchi K,Urano M,Takahashi RH,Oshiro H,Matsubayashi J,Nagai T,Obikane H,Shimojo H,Nagao T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchronous malignancies in a pleural effusion are rare. A case of concurrent pleural infiltration by adenocarcinoma of unknown primary site and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is presented in this case study, which was diagnosed by effusion cytology. Pleural effusion is not an uncommon complication in patients wit...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Vrettos I,Kamposioras K,Peridis S,Aninos D,Kazika S,Spathis A,Karakitsos P,Papadopoulos A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of nodular lesion of the breast in a 37 year old female caused by filariasis is described. The case is instructive since the diagnosis was made by fine-needle aspiration cytology. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： SenGupta SK,Webb S,Cooke RA,Igo JD

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：: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：:A chest wall abscess is a very rare presentation of extranodal Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL); only one case has been reported to date. Here, we describe a case of a 38-yr-old man with HL whose initial presentation was a chest wall abscess. The diagnosis of HL was suggested by cytological examination of the purulent discharg...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Khalbuss WE,Grigorian S,Mignone J,D'Agostino HJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of mammary Paget's disease were diagnosed by nipple scrape cytology. The neoplastic material obtained was abundant in two cases, moderate in one, but in two, only a few cell aggregates feature in three cases and this, together with dense tumour cell cytoplasm and the background of keratinous debris, may imp...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Samarasinghe D,Frost F,Sterrett G,Whitaker D,Ingram D,Sheiner H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that cervical intraepithelial lesions have a more aggressive course in HIV-seropositive than in HIV-seronegative women. In the present investigation, the progression of these cervical lesions was studied in a group of HIV-seropositive women. Of 1,587 patients, 200 (12.6%) had a cytological diagnos...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Calore EE,Pereira SM,Cavaliere MJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) is an uncommon neoplasm of the ovary with potential for aggressive behavior and late recurrence. The most important prognostic factor for AGCT is tumor stage. Thus, cytological assessment of pleural or ascitic fluids is crucial for initial staging and subsequent patient management. We...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

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

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear-cell lesions of the parotid gland are uncommon but when studied by fine-needle aspiration may result in a clinically important but cytologically difficult differential diagnosis. Clear-cell lesions involving the parotid include acinic cell neoplasm, clear cell oncocytoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, primary clear-...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Layfield LJ,Glasgow BJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chordoma is an uncommon tumor initially believed to be benign due to the rarity of its metastasis. Cytological, morphological, and immunohistochemical features of chordoma, relating to its origin from notochordal remnants, allows for its accurate diagnosis. A 75-year-old man with a known history of tuberculosis (TB) p...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kanthan R,Senger JL

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Chondroid syringoma is a rare benign skin adnexal tumor of eccrine/apocrine origin affecting commonly the head and neck region. It used to be previously called as mixed tumor of skin because of the presence of both the epithelial and mesenchymal components. There are only few case reports describing the fine needle as...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kumar B

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to identify key diagnostic cytologic criteria for the most common myxoid sarcomas studied by fine-needle aspiration cytology. We reviewed 27 myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytomas, 8 chordomas, 16 chondrosarcomas, and 12 myxoid liposarcomas in which both cytologic specimens and final hi...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Layfield LJ,Liu K,Dodge RK

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant deciduoid mesothelioma (MDM) is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma. This type of tumor might be associated with the asbestos exposure and carries a poor prognosis in general. MDM was first described by Nascimento et al. in 1994 in a peritoneal lesion of a young woman. And its diagnosis is frequently ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ustun H,Astarci HM,Sungu N,Ozdemir A,Ekinci C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos pollution is a global problem. Asbestos exposure induced mesothelioma does not require an 'occupational' type of exposure. Bystander exposures may result in earlier age of disease onset and more aggressive disease progression as described in the following 3 case reports. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ampleford EJ,Ohar J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytomorphologic findings in fine-needle aspirates from 7 cases of salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) are reviewed and correlated with the histologic features. Malignant cytologic characteristics are clear in this tumor, and no false-negative results were obtained. But the absence of cribriform or papillary groups sugge...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： García-Bonafé M,Catala I,Tarragona J,Tallada N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent microarray studies have shown that the expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta (HNF-1beta) was significantly up-regulated in clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the ovary. HNF-1beta may be a useful marker for CCC in peritoneal fluid cytology. We designed an experimental study using three CCC cell lines to evalu...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kato N,Toukairin M,Asanuma I,Motoyama T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-risk Human papillomavirus (HR-HPV)-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a distinct epidemiologic and pathologic disease. The data of HR-HPV testing on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) materials of cervical lymph nodes in patients with metastatic HNSCC are limited. METHODS:We retrospe...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Hou Y,Chaudhary S,Shen R,Li Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cytological and clinical findings of 16 fine-needle aspirates (FNAs) performed on recurrent (n = 6) and metastatic (n = 10) mixed mesodermal tumors (MMMTs). The median interval between the primary diagnosis and FNA was 16 mo. Primary sites were the endometrium (n = 11), the ovary (n = 3), the cervix (n =...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mourad WA,Sneige N,Katz RL,Caraway NP,Fanning TV

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatoblastoma is a rare tumor and has been reported only four times in the cytologic literature, three times in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and once in an imprint of resected tumor. We are reporting the fourth case of FNA cytology with immunohistochemical and electron microscopic studies. The patient is a ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Zhu LC,Sidhu GS,Cassai ND,Yang GC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region-associated proteins (AgNORs) may correlate with DNA ploidy and/or proliferative activity in neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. However, studies have estimated only the mean AgNOR counts. Here we used two AgNOR counts, one of which may correlate wit...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mourad WA,Katz RL,Sembera D,Atkinson EN,el-Naggar AK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a rare case of intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Morphologically, the tumor showed a disorganized or "patternless" arrangement of plump to spindle cells in a collagenous stroma. Tumor cells were immunoreactive for vimentin, but not for keratin, carcinoembryonic antigen, epithelial membr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Caruso RA,LaSpada F,Gaeta M,Minutoli I,Inferrera C

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Location-guided screening is a feature of the AutoPap primary screening software. Areas of the smear most likely to contain an abnormality are identified for prompt review by the cytotechnologist, thereby facilitating diagnostic accuracy and reducing laboratory workload. A two-armed retrospective study comprising 6,00...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Stevens MW,Milne AJ,Parkinson IH,Nespolon WW,Fazzalari NL,Arora N,Dodd TJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 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