Pre- and postresection thoracic washings in non-small cell carcinoma of the lung: a cytological study of 44 patients without pleural effusion.

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：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：:The evaluation of invasion in urothelial carcinomas of the urinary bladder cannot be determined on cytology and can be particularly challenging in biopsy cases with limited sampling. Recent studies of bladder resection specimens suggest that fascin overexpression may be a marker of aggressive urothelial carcinomas and...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： McKnight R,Cohen C,Siddiqui MT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodular fasciitis can be histologically mistaken for a sarcoma. Typical cases are less than 5 cm and enlarge rapidly over days or weeks before diagnosis. The natural history of nodular fasciitis is unknown, since the diagnosis is usually based on excised lesions. Fine-needle aspiration of nodular fasciitis has been de...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Stanley MW,Skoog L,Tani EM,Horwitz CA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the diagnostic yields of combining fine needle aspiration (FNA) with brushing cytology (BC) in clinical work-up of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The study included a total of 97 patients who underwent both FNA and BC along with histologic/clinical follow-up (F/U)....

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Jing X,Wamsteker EJ,Li H,Pu RT

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in the diagnostic assessment of lymphadenopathies, a retrospective study was conducted on 627 cases of FNA of the lymph nodes performed at Department of Pathology, UNIFESP (Federal University of São Paulo), between 1997 and 2001. Cytology results were compared ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Martins MR,Santos Gda C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a high-grade sarcoma that can be diagnosed in cytology with certainty only when it presents with a biphasic pattern. Monophasic SS (MSS), however, is a diagnostic consideration when a uniform spindle cell population is present. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of cytologic ca...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ewing CA,Zakowski MF,Lin O

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytologic spectrum of small cell lesions of liver as diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA). Of 304 FNAs of liver that were performed in our institution between 1990 and 1994, 29 were classified as small-cell lesions. The final diagnoses were as follows: small-cell un...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Pisharodi LR,Bedrossian C

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PP) refers to accumulation of mucus in the peritoneal cavity, regardless of cause or pathogenesis. We have reviewed 8 cases of PP diagnosed in our institution over the past 5 years. Pertinent cytologic features include a mucinous background with mesothelial cells and histiocytes. Two cases cont...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Pisharodi LR,Bedrossian CW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GATA-3 is a transcription factor involved in human tissue growth and differentiation. It is a potential marker for breast carcinoma origin in metastasis and predictive of good prognosis. We aim to evaluate the role of GATA3 in determining the breast origin of metastatic adenocarcinoma in malignant effusions ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： El Hag MI,Ha J,Farag R,El Hag AM,Michael CW

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Fine needle aspiration (FNA) has proven to be an effective tool in management of patients with thyroid nodules. However, the diagnosis of follicular patterned lesions can be challenging. The surgical and cytopathology computer database at a large referral medical center was searched for cases that had both cytologic a...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Wu S,DeMay RM,Papas P,Yan B,Reeves W

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 10 years, 7,495 cytological breast fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) were performed (4,756 FNAs of solid nodes and 2,739 of cystic nodes). Of these, 2,099 cases underwent surgery; 650 (31%) had histologically proven carcinoma. Sensitivity was 83.9%, specificity was 99.5%, the predictive value for negative res...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fessia L,Botta G,Arisio R,Verga M,Aimone V

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroglial heterotopias (NGH) are rare congenital head and neck lesions composed of differentiated neuroectodermal tissue and representing developmental heterotopias rather than true neoplasms. The case of a male neonate with respiratory distress and early feeding problems depicting a retropharyngeal space mass which ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Hayashi T,Haba R,Kushida Y,Kadota K,Katsuki N,Bando K,Miyai Y,Shibuya S,Matsunaga T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is an extremely rare and highly aggressive primary epithelial neoplasm of the salivary glands associated with increased tendency for lymph node and vascular metastases. Histologically, this lesion resembles intraductal cribriform and comedo carcinoma of the breast. Fine-needle aspiration ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Elsheikh TM,Bernacki EG Jr,Pisharodi L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a functional parathyroid carcinoma that recurred 1 year after being resected is presented. The clinical and laboratory data and the histologic structure are presented with confirmatory electron microscopy. The preoperative aspiration biopsy showed findings suggestive of parathyroid carcinoma although simulta...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： de la Garza S,Flores de la Garza E,Hernández Batres F

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell adenocarcinoma (BCAC) of salivary glands is uncommon low-grade malignancy. Only 19 cases of preoperative cytology were reported up to date. We present here a new case of BCAC arising in the minor salivary gland. Tumor was composed of clustered or isolated roundish, dark cells with small and regular nuclei. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Mokhniuk K,Lesnik M,Klijanienko J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-cadherin (E-CD) is a cell-adhesion molecule that has been associated with invasion and metastasis in a wide variety of human neoplasms. We have recently shown that, although decreased E-CD expression is associated with increased bladder-wall invasion and higher tumor grade of infiltrating transitional cell carcinoma...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ross JS,Cheung C,Sheehan C,del Rosario AD,Bui HX,Fisher HA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis on fine needle aspiration of salivary gland tumors with a myoepithelial component is challenging because myoepithelial cells can have a wide cytomorphologic spectrum. The authors report a case of a pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland that expands the spectrum of appearances that myoepithelial cells ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Taweevisit M,Thorner PS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the study were to evaluate 1) the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of p16(INK4a) as a marker for high-grade cervical lesions, 2) the results of a real-time polymerase chain reaction detecting high-risk human papillomavirus, and 3) the interobserver variability of the p16(INK4a) interpretation.A...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Schledermann D,Andersen BT,Bisgaard K,Dohse M,Ejersbo D,Hoelund B,Horal P,Lindh M,Ryd W

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Although fine-needle aspiration cytology is a routine procedure for the diagnosis of breast carcinoma, cytologic specimens have rarely been used for evaluation of hormone receptor status and HER2/neu overexpression. In order to compare the biological markers on cytology and on histology, routinely fixed smears of 110 ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Moriki T,Takahashi T,Ueta S,Mitani M,Ichien M

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:Using the immunoperoxidase technique, we studied "serosal balls," which have features resembling those of cells from primary and metastatic tumors, and may thus complicate cytodiagnosis. Serosal balls were detected in 32 (18%) of 174 peritoneal washings. The balls consisted of oval clusters of cells in solid masses su...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sasaki M,Wakasa K,Sakurai M,Iwa N

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-producing small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is described. In a 70-yr-old woman, clusters of small cells with hyperchromatic nuclei at a high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio were detected cytologically in the cervix. These clusters were diagnosed as a small-cel...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Watanabe A,Wachi T,Omi H,Nishii H,Ochiai K,Tanaka T,Endo Y

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) to serous effusion (SE) is extremely rare and its cytomorphological features have only been described in case reports. In this study, we searched the pathology database at University of Michigan for SEs due to metastatic UC in the last 20 years. A total of 25 cases from 20 patients...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Huang CC,Attele A,Michael CW

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinguishing mucinous from nonmucinous cystic lesions of the pancreas often constitutes a diagnostic dilemma. The clinical management differs between such lesions; therefore it is important to make an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Various centers have reported conflicting results regarding their ability to detect...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Moparty B,Logroño R,Nealon WH,Waxman I,Raju GS,Pasricha PJ,Bhutani MS

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Tuberculous and fungal infections are among the non-neoplastic lesions of the lung, in which fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has proven to be a useful technique in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. The presence of polymicrobial infection in a renal transplant recipient is documented in the li...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Duggal R,Rajwanshi A,Gupta N,Lal A,Singhal M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00