Hodgkin's lymphoma: diagnostic difficulties in fine-needle aspiration cytology.

abstract：:Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is an extremely rare benign entity. We describe the cytopathologic findings of such a lesion in a 49-yr-old woman who was examined for epigastric pain. A trans-esophageal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of a pancreatic mass disclosed an intimate mixture of squamous ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mandavilli SR,Port J,Ali SZ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred-seventy-five azoospermic males were subjected to fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic study of testis with the aim of determining the cause of azoospermia; 534 aspirates from these patients were classified as follows: normal spermatogenesis (162), hypospermatogenesis (mild, moderate, or severe, 226), abs...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Verma AK,Basu D,Jayaram G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard screening test for detecting cervical lesions and cancers is a Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. While squamous cell abnormalities remain the most common positive Pap test result, cytologic findings of glandular cell abnormalities have become more frequent in recent decades. The 2014 Bethesda System for reporting...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： González-Espinoza D,Ponce Camus K,Meneses Pérez I,Molina Cruz C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) primarily is a disease of children and adolescents. Most patients experience spontaneous regression at a later age, while others continue to be affected throughout their lives. Here, we present the case of a 26-yr-old man who presented with persistent cough, worsening dyspnea...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Parwani AV,Sheth S,Ali SZ

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone is a distinctive neoplasm, which has only recently been included within the diagnostic purview of the cytopathologist. Four cases of GCT of bone diagnosed primarily and exclusively by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), presenting at unusual sites, are presented with a view to highl...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Jain M,Aiyer HM,Singh M,Narula M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrical cytology sampling using the Endo-pap sampler is an inexpensive, painless, and simple procedure. Tissue microfragments obtained include surface epithelial sheets, gland segments, and stromal cell aggregates. Gland segments are critical for evaluation of the sample. Glands are dilated in hyperplasia and the...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Palermo VG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) is an uncommon subtype of epithelioid mesothelioma. In contrast to malignant epithelioid mesothelioma, WDPM has a low malignant potential and an indolent clinical course. WDPM may be difficult to diagnose and differentiate from benign reactive mesothelial cells and oth...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Wheeler YY,Burroughs F,Li QK

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloidosis of the vitreous body is a rare disorder that causes progressive visual loss. In this report, a 36-yr-old female with familial amyloidosis is described in whom a progressive reduction of vision in both eyes over the last 4 yr was ascribed to vitreous opacities due to amyloid. A left pars plana vitrectomy wa...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK,Wakefield J,Halliwell T,Foo K,Lallu S,Naran S,Fauck R

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:Our previous study showed that the sensitivity of head and neck fine-needle aspiration (FNA) procedures was significantly better in the cytopathologist-performed group than in the noncytopathologist-performed group (96 versus 67%). Recently, cytopathologists have learned to use ultrasound machines to assist them in pe...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Wu M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hydatid disease of the skeletal muscle without systemic involvement is rare. The purpose of this report is to document the novel clinical presentation and the interesting facets of fine-needle aspiration in a case of hydatid disease. It was a case of primary hydatid cyst of the left supraspinatus muscle in an ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Das DK,El-Sharawy M,Ayyash EH,Al-Enezi NA,Iqbal JR,Madda JP

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Synovial sarcomas (SS) of the head and neck region are extremely rare and arise in only 5% of cases. We present a case of secondary SS of the thyroid originally diagnosed as medullary carcinoma on fine needle aspiration (FNA). A 41-year-old man presented with several weeks of dysphonia and a left thyroid mass. FNA of ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Murro D,Slade JM,Syed S,Gattuso P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of previously documented sarcoma, the initial diagnosis of angiosarcoma (AS) on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the liver is difficult. However, awareness of its occurrence and the assistance of immunocytochemical stains may aid in arriving at the correct diagnosis. In this paper, a 59-yr-old smo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Saleh HA,Tao LC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over an 8-yr period at the Houston Veterans Hospital, 731 endoscopic gastric salvage cytologies were performed in 671 patients, with surgical biopsy also done in 660. Seventy-six patients subsequently had tissue biopsy-proven or resection-proven malignancies. Salvage cytology had a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Green LK,Zachariah S,Graham DY

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of oral lesions has not been widely utilized for diagnosis due to rarity and diversity of lesions, peculiar anatomy of maxillofacial region, difficulty in aspirating these lesions, and limited experience. Aim of this study was to determine the role of FNAC in the diagno...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Goyal S,Sharma S,Diwaker P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-yr-old man with history of metastatic low-grade rectal leiomyosarcoma presented with progressive protrusion of his left eye due to an enlarging orbital mass. The differential diagnosis included tumor metastasis or orbital infection due to an unknown infectious agent. Diagnostic fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Logrono R,Inhorn SL,Dortzbach RK,Kurtycz DF

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yolk sac tumors (YST) in extragonadal locations are rare. Cytologic diagnosis of YST on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) smears may be a challenge to the cytopathologist. Further neo-adjuvant therapy may be based on cytologic diagnosis making accuracy important. We studied FNA material from a hepatic mass in a pediatric p...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gilbert KL,Bergman S,Dodd LG,Volmar KE,Creager AJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of two cell populations displaying different cytologic characteristics in the same fine needle aspiration (FNA), one with an epithelioid appearance and the other spindle cell morphology, is an extremely rare phenomenon and potentially represents a source of diagnostic confusion. Depending on the lin...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Tran TAN,Rosales A,Arnoletti JP,Ouyang J,Hasan MK

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle capillary cytology (FNCC) has been attempted in various organs and studies have shown this procedure to yield qualitatively superior material compared with fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Studies evaluating the efficacy of this technique in lymph nodes are rare. The present study has attempted to a...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sajeev S,Siddaraju N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study sought possible factors leading to the cytological diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance (ASCUS) in cases of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL). Based on retrospective histopathological analysis of loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP) products that diagno...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Pinto AP AP,Tuon FF,Torres LF,Collaço LM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Breast Care Consultation Center (BCCC) is a multidisciplinary center providing, in a single setting, a complete outpatient facility for women who have been diagnosed with or suspected of having breast cancer. A team of specialists are available to provide comprehensive, diagnostic (radiologist, surgeon, and pathol...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kanbour-Shakir A,Harris KM,Johnson RR,Kanbour AI

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic cancer involving the uterine cervix is exceedingly rare, and accounts for less than 1% of cancer deaths. The cervix is an uncommon location for metastatic lesions due to its limited blood supply and fibrous stroma and metastatic melanoma of the cervix is particularly infrequent. To the best of our knowledge...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Shachner TR,Van Meter SE

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of adrenal cryptococcosis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytology in a 58-yr-old man is presented. The organisms were easily seen with routine modified Wright stain (Diff-Quik) as variably sized yeasts, some with a brightly eosinophilic capsule. The diagnosis was confirmed with mucicarmine and silve...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Powers CN,Rupp GM,Maygarden SJ,Frable WJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of small-cell carcinoma of the ovary in the ascitic fluid and peritoneal/pelvic washings of a 30- and 28-yr-old woman, respectively, are presented and discussed. Smear preparations from the ascitic fluid showed loose clusters and single malignant cells with scant cytoplasm and nuclei with smooth to irregular...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Selvaggi SM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytologic findings in 13 cases of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (mean age 33.9 yr) were compared with those in 9 cases of cervical invasive adenocarcinoma (mean age 45.7 yr). All diagnoses were confirmed by biopsy. The major differences found were that a necrotic background (66% invasive vs. 0% in situ) and macr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Keyhani-Rofagha S,Brewer J,Prokorym P

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB) has become a widely used method of pre-operatively evaluating pancreatic masses. This technique introduces gastrointestinal contamination into the specimen, which poses a diagnostic pitfall. The cytomorphologic features of these contaminants have no...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Nagle JA,Wilbur DC,Pitman MB

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound examination (US) is an essential tool in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. The size determined by US is used to distinguish between clinical vs. nonclinical thyroid nodules i.e. greater than or equal to or less than 1 cm. In this study, we evaluated the concordance between the sizes of thyroid nodules meas...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Deveci MS,Deveci G,LiVolsi VA,Gupta PK,Baloch ZW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an extremely rare case of skin collision tumor between primary Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) first diagnosed on ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNA). A 95-year-old female with a history of CLL presented with a slow growin...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Li Z,Yang JJ,Wu M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00