Utility of CD138 (syndecan-1) in distinguishing carcinomas from mesotheliomas.

abstract：:Nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumor) is the most common childhood renal tumor and usually presents with a histology and cytology consisting of blastemal, epithelial, and stromal cells. Effusions are not uncommon and may suggest an unfavorable prognosis when containing anaplastic tumor cells. In the present case, we report th...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Schinstine M,Abati A,Tsokos M,Fox E,Filie AC

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：: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：:A prospective study was conducted on 100 patients divided in two groups who underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB). Group I consisted of 60 cases of suspected lung malignancy on clinical and radiological examination, while group II consisted of 40 cases of nonneoplastic lung diseases. Pre-FOB sputum, bronchoalveolar ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Garg S,Handa U,Mohan H,Janmeja AK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) occurs not only as a tumor of salivary glands, but also in very unusual locations, such as in the skin. Only very few cases of primary cutaneous of ACC have metastasized to the lymph nodes and lungs. We present a 53-year-old man with metastasis of the pericardium from a primary cutaneous...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Benchetritt M,Butori C,Long E,Ilie M,Ferrari E,Hofman P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytologic findings observed in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of four cases of clear-cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) are reported. Smears contained a monomorphic population of cells exhibiting non-descriptive cytoplasm and almost nude round to oval nuclei with smooth contour, evenly dispersed fine chromati...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Drut R,Pomar M

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Ophthalmoscopically guided intraocular fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) under general anesthesia was performed in three suspected cases of retinoblastoma (Rb). The first case presented with uveitis and the second with unusual radiological features. The third case had classical clinical features of bilateral Rb but...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sen S,Singha U,Kumar H,Ghose S,Sarkar T,Bajaj MS

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was carried out by the Human Reproduction Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research at Lucknow and Kanpur, India as part of a multicenter study to ascertain the oncogenic potential of Norplant-I, a progestational contraceptive, by periodic cytological evaluation of cervical smears. In total, ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Misra JS,Tandon P,Srivastava A,Das K,Chandrawati,Saxena NC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing which can be attributed in part to improved ultrasonography (US) methods and increased detection of incidental thyroid carcinomas (ITC). We aimed to compare ITC with nonincidental thyroid carcinomas (NITC) in this study. METHODS:Retrospective analyses of 906 i...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Evranos B,Polat SB,Cuhaci FN,Baser H,Topaloglu O,Kilicarslan A,Kilic M,Ersoy R,Cakir B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes our experience with both fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies and large-needle biopsies (LNB) or core biopsies (CB) performed at the same time on 23 patients out of a series of 309 patients examined by the FNA technique. There was no significant differences in diagnostic accuracy of tissue obtai...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Silverman JF,West RL,Finley JL,Larkin EW,Park HK,Swanson MS,Fore WW

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant neoplasm most commonly originating in salivary glands of the head and neck area. When ACC presents outside of these locations, the diagnosis may become more challenging. We describe three cases of ACC presenting in extra-salivary gland sites. Two cases were metastatic; in ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Florentine BD,Fink T,Avidan S,Braslavsky D,Raza A,Cobb CJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to discuss smartphone usage in telecytology and determine intraobserver concordance between microscopic cytopathological diagnoses and diagnoses derived via static smartphone images. METHODS:The study was conducted with 172 cytologic material. A pathologist captured static images of the c...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sahin D,Hacisalihoglu UP,Kirimlioglu SH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serosal cavities are frequent sites of tumor metastasis. The distinction between carcinoma cells, inflammatory cells, and reactive or malignant mesothelial cells can be difficult in cytology. Multicolor flow cytometry (FCM) provides the opportunity to evaluate multiple antigens simultaneously, making it possible t...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sayed DM,el-Attar MM,Hussein AA

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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:The difference in expression of sputum cells types between the two main types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is largely unknown. This study aims to investigate the difference and then wants to depend on sputum cells sorting to direct the treatment of COPD. METHODS:A total of 218 patients wi...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Song H,Yun C,Xu M,Sun D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of positive cultures in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) specimens is evaluated, and the value of submitting FNAB culture is assessed. Review of 3,300 FNAB specimens from 2,416 patients were tabulated for culture results, when obtained from the FNAB material. For positive culture results, clinical impact ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Granville LA,Laucirica R,Verstovsek G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection due to Coccidioides spp., a dimorphic fungal pathogen, usually presents as a chronic pulmonary disease, occasionally with pulmonary nodules. On cytology, large spherules filled with endospores are typically seen. We report an unusual case of coccidioidomycosis in a 39-year-old female from an area nonendemic ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Schuetz AN,Pisapia D,Yan J,Hoda RS

更新日期：2012-02-01 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:The incidence of anal carcinoma has risen in recent decades. Exfoliative cytology screening of selected high risk patients is performed in many centers. Unsatisfactory cytology results are frustrating to patients, clinicians, and laboratorians. The aim of this study is to ascertain outcomes of patients with ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Khattab R,McMeekin E,Taege AJ,Hekman JM,Brainard JA,Underwood D,Procop GW,Sturgis CD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metaplastic cells with nebular cytoplasmic changes in the cervical smear are classified in the Dutch coding system for cervical screening as KOPAC O8 cells. Since these nebulated cells are already documented by Papanicolaou, we refer to these cells as Papanicolaou's nebular cells. We examined the simultaneous presence...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Roeters AM,Boon ME,van Haaften M,Vernooij F,Bontekoe TR,Heintz AP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Afirma gene expression classifier (GEC) is being increasingly utilized to confirm the benign nature of indeterminate FNA cytology results thus avoiding unnecessary surgical procedures. However the "suspicious" result of the Afirma GEC does not classify these indeterminate nodules further in determining a...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Roychoudhury S,Klein M,Souza F,Gimenez C,Laser A,Shaheen Cocker R,Chau K,Das K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of histologically and immunocytochemically confirmed pemphigus vulgaris of the nipple examined by scrape cytology is reported. The scrape cytology showed isolated and somewhat loosely clustered cells with basophilic cytoplasm and vesicular hyperchromatic nuclei dysplaying prominent nucleoli, suggesting Paget's ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kobayashi TK,Ueda M,Nishino T,Kibe S,Higashida T,Watanabe S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swellings in the hand and wrist are frequently encountered in clinical practice and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is used as a primary diagnostic modality in most of them. A wide spectrum of lesions can be encountered at these sites. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence and spectrum of...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Goyal A,Pathak P,Sharma P,Sharma S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of hepatoblastoma (HBL) is based on characteristic clinical and radiological presentation, young age and marked elevation of serum α-fetoprotein (aFP). Fine needle aspiration (FNA) technique is successfully used in the diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. To evaluate the value of FNA in the diagnosis and s...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Vlajnic T,Brisse HJ,Aerts I,Fréneaux P,Cellier C,Fabre M,Klijanienko J

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Malignant small round cell tumors represent a diagnostic challenge for cytologists and pathologists. This case series describes four cases of unusual metastasis of small round cell tumors subtypes into body cavities generating effusions in which fluid cytological examination suggested the neuroendocrine origin of the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Oliveira MJ,de Almeida LP,Wengerkievicz AC,Siqueira SA,Antonangelo L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an exquisitely rare neoplasm with a low incidence of metastasis. Previously, cytologic diagnosis of this entity, by fine needle aspiration (FNA) or endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), was challenging, if not impossible. However, advancements in the...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Borak S,Siegal GP,Reddy V,Jhala N,Jhala D

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The noninvasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary carcinoma (nEFVPTC) has recently been reclassified to "noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP)," removing this entity from the malignant category. This re-categorization has had major implications for cl...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Brandler TC,Yee J,Zhou F,Cho M,Cangiarella J,Wei XJ,Yee-Chang M,Sun W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00