abstract：:Cytohistologic correlation was performed by 3 observers on 100 atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) cases from a colposcopy clinic. Our objectives were to: 1) subclassify ASCUS cases and determine their clinical significance; 2) assess the independent predictive value of different cytologic par...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ettler HC,Joseph MG,Downing PA,Suskin NG,Wright VC

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) is regarded as a specific marker secreted by normal and neoplastic acinar epithelial cells of the prostate gland; its detection by immunocytochemistry has been accepted as an indication of metastatic prostate cancer. This is ascribed to the commonly held belief that PSA is not found in...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psammoma body is a rare finding in a cervicovaginal smear and can be associated with either benign or malignant diseases. Here we report a case to illustrate the association of psammoma bodies with benign granulomatous reactions to a foreign material (aluminum silicate). ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Li S,Boudousquie AC,Baloch ZW,Minda JM,Gupta PK

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-yr-old man presented with dyspnea. On chest X-ray, multiple pulmonary nodules were observed. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) showed tridimensional aggregates of atypical round epithelial cells, containing numerous cytoplasmic granules. The tissue fragment confirmed the presence of an epithelial tumor compose...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Laforga JB,Aranda FI

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the role of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in determining the presence of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Pap results, vaginal Gram stains, signs, symptoms, and wet mounts were evaluated. Vaginal smears for Gram stain and routine Pap smears were collected from 420 consecutive patients. Ninety-three percen...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Prey M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Malignant phyllodes tumor is a rare breast tumor with neoplastic epithelial and stromal components. The stromal component may show homologous and heterologous sarcomatous elements, including chondrosarcomatous and osteosarcomatous differentiation. Because these tumors may present with an almost exclusively sarcomatous...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Garcia FU,Soans S,Galindo LM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marginal zone B cell lymphomas (MZBCLs) represent a category of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which may arise in a wide variety of extranodal organs where they are termed low grade B cell lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). MZBCLs may involve primarily lymph nodes and or spleen where they are designated mo...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Matsushima AY,Hamele-Bena D,Osborne BM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-yr-old woman with a 13-mo history of recurrent ovarian papillary serous adenocarcinoma presented with persistent microscopic hematuria. The patient was undergoing chemotherapy for her recurrent ovarian tumor when she was referred to the urology service for microscopic hematuria. An intravenous pyelogram was norma...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Edgerton ME,Hoda RS,Gupta PK

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Thin Prep Pap Test (Cytyc Corp., Boxborough, MA) received approval by the Food and Drug Administration in May 1996 as an alternative to the traditional conventional smear. The present direct-to-vial study assessed the utility of thin-layer technology for cervicovaginal screening in clinical practice. From May 1997...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Guidos BJ,Selvaggi SM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metaplastic breast carcinomas (MBCs) are not only uncommon neoplasms but also show a myriad of cytomorphologic patterns in aspiration samples. These tumors comprise less than 5% of breast malignancies and have an uncertain prognosis. In this study, the fine-needle aspiration cytologic features of 14 MBCs with the iden...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon condition, and calcific deposits in patients with end-stage renal disease are now somewhat rare, due to improvement in management. Since calcific deposits may clinically resemble a tumor, it is feasible to investigate them by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A 52-yr-old male with...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gupta RK,Naran S,Cheung YK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen, a nonsteroidal antiestrogen, is the endocrine therapy of choice for all stages of breast cancer. Because tamoxifen is well tolerated and has minimal side effects, it is currently being evaluated in large scale trials as a chemopreventive agent for women at risk for developing breast cancer. The potential ad...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Gill BL,Simpson JF,Somlo G,McGonigle KF,Wilczynski SP

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Nuclear grooves have been described as a cytologic feature in a variety of extrathyroid lesions. When a cytologic specimen demonstrates prominent longitudinal nuclear grooving, a wide range of pathologic lesions should be considered. To our knowledge, the two cases presented are the first report of longitudinal nuclea...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Rollins SD,Berardo MD

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytologically, the distinction between bronchioalveolar carcinoma and reactive/reparative processes of respiratory epithelium can be difficult. Retrospectively, we have identified 11 consecutive cases of bronchioalveolar carcinoma from the cytology files of University Missouri-Kansas City/Truman Medical Center. On ave...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fiorella RM,Gurley SD,Dubey S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is secreted by both normal and neoplastic acinar cells of the prostate gland, and the immunohistochemical detection of PSA is widely accepted as an excellent method for confirming the prostatic origin of metastatic tumor implants in men with prostate cancer. Less recognized is the obser...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Holmes GF,Eisele DW,Rosenthal D,Westra WH

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like a pulmonary counterpart, extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (SCC) is an aggressive tumor with a high rate of metastasis. Forty-nine fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNABs) (36 patients) of various primary sites other than the lung diagnosed as metastatic SCC (including Merkel cell carcinoma) were reviewed. FNABs...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Shin HJ,Caraway NP

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：: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：:Intraabdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an extremely rare entity. This study describes fine-needle aspiration, ascitic fluid, and touch imprint cytomorphology of DSRCT in 2 patients with extensive abdomino-pelvic disease. Cytopathologic features were unique and showed good morphologic correlation...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Ali SZ,Nicol TL,Port J,Ford G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied TdT-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP)-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) to cytologic smears in order to detect the cells undergoing apoptosis. These smears were obtained by scraping the cut surface of 9 cases of carcinoma, including renal-cell carcinoma (3 cases), esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Sasano H,Yamaki H,Nagura H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pleural and pericardial effusions are common and may rarely be the initial manifestation of disease, there are few reports of SLE diagnosed in a cytopathology laboratory. We describe an unusual case of SLE in a 75-year-old man who presented with cardiac tamponade. Cytologic examination of the pericardial flui...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fazio J,Friedman HD,Swerdlow J,Michiel RR

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus is a premalignant condition in which the normal stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus is replaced by metaplastic glandular epithelium. Patients with Barrett's esophagus are at increased risk for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Because dysplasia precedes the development of fr...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Hughes JH,Cohen MB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of 275 consecutive peritoneal lavages and concurrent histologic material from gynecologic operations suggested that cytologic evaluation was clinically indicated for only 60.7% of the lavages, representing 46% of the patients in the study. More than one concurrent lavage was received from 21.6% of all patients ...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Walts AE

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare lesion of serosal membranes. In a pleural location, it may be confused clinically with a localized mesothelioma or a peripheral lung tumor. A transthoracic needle aspiration can be done to obtain material for a diagnosis in these easily accessible tumors. In the literature, there are o...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Weynand B,Collard P,Galant C

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To avoid contamination of equipment and reduce risks of infection, intraoperative cytology (IOC) is a useful substitute to conventional frozen section in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. One of the various histomorphologic patterns of infections is the granuloma, which sometimes may be difficult to diagnose cytol...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Eltoum IA,Tabbara S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the various types of lymphoma, follicular lymphoma (FL) is known to have significant limitations in cytologic diagnosis by the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) method. The diagnostic accuracy (DA) for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) by FNA was evaluated by review of 82 cases of histologically proved NHL after prior FNA...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Suh YK,Shabaik A,Meurer WT,Shin SS

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：: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：: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：:An effective but simple fixation protocol for the immunocytochemical staining of cytologic smears for estrogen and progesterone receptors, the Ki-67 antigen (using MIB1 antibody), and c-erbB-2 protein is described. One hundred twenty-seven smears from a variety of malignant and benign breast lesions showed good preser...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Suthipintawong C,Leong AS,Chan KW,Vinyuvat S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuing problem in cytology laboratories is the lack of adequate control material for immunocytochemical testing. Usual control procedures involve testing paraffin-embedded control materials along with the patient specimens. These control materials are fundamentally unlike cytologic preparations. We have develope...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Kurtycz DF,Logrono R,Leopando M,Slattery A,Inhorn SL

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout, a disease resulting from the effects of hyperuricemia and a crystal-induced arthropathy, may produce soft tissue masses (tophi) which mimick neoplasia clinically and radiographically. We have recently diagnosed three cases of gouty tophus, two of which were clinically suspected to represent sarcomas, by fine-nee...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Nicol KK,Ward WG,Pike EJ,Geisinger KR,Cappellari JO,Kilpatrick SE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary duct carcinoma is a high grade malignancy which histologically strongly resembles ductal carcinoma of the breast. The findings from five cases of histologically proven salivary duct carcinoma sampled by preoperative fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology are presented. Characteristic cytomorphologic features i...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Fýrat P,Cramer H,Feczko JD,Kratzer S,Layfield LJ,Eisenhut CC,Glant MD

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspirates of three thyroid nodules displayed hypercellularity and papillary tissue fragments that suggested neoplasms. Neither microfollicles (either empty or with inspissated colloid) nor the characteristic nuclei of papillary carcinoma were evident. Surgical specimens contained adenomatoid nodules with f...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Faser CR,Marley EF,Oertel YC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to identify key cytologic features for the morphologic differentiation of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma from reactive pulmonary proliferations, and to determine if morphometry of the cytologic specimens could provide additional data to distinguish the two processes. We analyzed 15 morp...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Zaman SS,van Hoeven KH,Slott S,Gupta PK

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis is a common opportunistic infection in lung transplant recipients. Its diagnosis usually rests on the identification of viral inclusions in lung parenchyma obtained by transbronchial biopsy, or by examination of the cytologic material obtained by bronchioloalveolar lavage (BAL). To de...

journal_title：Diagnostic cytopathology

authors： Solans EP,Yong S,Husain AN,Eichorst M,Gattuso P

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00