...Betul Celik; Gamze Kavas Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare performance of individual categories between the Johns Hopkins template and the Paris system for reporting urinary cytology. Methods: Medical records of patients with bladder biopsy and relevant cytology slides were...

...Kosuke Inoue; Reiji Haba; Kana Kiyonaga; Toru Matsunaga; Seiko Kagawa; Toshitetsu Hayashi; Ryou Ishikawa Introduction: This study aimed to clarify the diagnostic structural features in cytology specimens that are useful in subtyping non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) into adenocarcinoma (ADC...

...Gozde Kir; Damla Dokmeci Guney; Hatice Seneldir Introduction: According to the current American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) guidelines, patients with normal cytology results may be referred for colposcopy according to their high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) test...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2023 Fine-needle aspiration Soft tissue Lymph node Cytology Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the first-line diagnostic procedure and is a minimally invasive and cost-effective modality in the evaluation of lymphadenopathy...

... nuclear atypia from endocervical (EC) cells. Methods: We calculated the Gabor filter features (mean signal value, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis) from the nuclei of cytological specimens in EC cells (37 cases) and LEGH cells (33 cases) using microscopic images, and we performed statistical...

...Lavleen Singh; Kanika Rastogi; Mamta Jajoo Introduction: The cytological examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an important investigation in the workup of various inflammatory, malignant, or traumatic disorders of the central nervous system. The cells in the CSF lyse and degenerate at a very...

..., the retrospective observational project, known as CHARACTEX, has permitted to state that it is possible to exploit blood-based cytologic samples through short-term culture and in vitro CTC expansion. Methods: This method is based initially on a gradient-sedimentation technique, which impoverishes without completely...

... in the 5th World Health Organization classification of tumors of the breast. However, tubular adenoma remains poorly characterized on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and often not distinguished from fibroadenomas. In this study, the largest cohort, to date, of histologically confirmed aspirates...

... samples (90 females and 28 males; mean age, 54.04 ± 16.14 years), collected from peritoneal and pleural fluids, were examined in this study. Five samples (4.24%) were positive in both EpCAM flow cytometry and cytology, while 102 samples (86.44%) were negative for both EpCAM flow cytometry and cytology...

...Rucha Kanhe; Santosh Tummidi; Kanchan Kothari; Mona Agnihotri Introduction: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an established first-line technique for the evaluation of lymphadenopathy and, with the help of ancillary testing, can in many instances obviate the need for an open biopsy...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2023 Cytology Cytopathology Gynecologic malignancies Cervical cancer HPV...

.... The primary role of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the management of gynecologic tract malignancies is in the diagnosis of their recurrences/metastases. In patients presenting with advanced disease, the cytology specimen may be the initial or the only sampling performed before the initiation...

...Paul Warwick Shield; Dalisay Liwanag Ribu Introduction: Metastatic melanoma (MM) is an uncommon finding in serous effusion specimens with a highly variable cytomorphology. Methods: We reviewed specimens submitted over a 19-year period to determine (a) the range of cytologic findings in effusion...

..., and genetic heterogeneity posing a diagnostic dilemma, especially in small biopsy specimens such as fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy. The objective of this study is to highlight the morphologic features of MS in cytological preparations and investigate the efficacy of pathologist-performed rapid...

...Hyo Sum Kwon; Dong Hoon Shin; So Young Kim; Chung Su Hwang; Arhong Kim; Hyun Jung Lee; JooYoung Na; Jung Hee Lee; Jee Yeon Kim Introduction: DNA extracted from cytologic samples is occasionally used for various molecular tests. The aim of this study was to evaluate DNA extracted from differently...

...), the International Academy of Cytology, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, with expert contributors from around the world, present an international approach to standardized reporting of pancreaticobiliary cytopathology. This reporting system is one of the first in a series from various body sites...

... analysis was performed for bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for comparison between WLHIV and HIV-negative women and for correlation of abnormal cervical cytology and HR-HPV infection among WLHIVs. Results: The clinic-demographic characteristics of WLHIVs and HIV-negative women were...

... such as a pleomorphic adenoma, paraganglioma, schwannoma, branchial cyst, epidermal inclusion cyst, and lymphoepithelial cyst. Lesions with squamous cell features can pose diagnostic dilemmas. Conclusion: Cytologic examination of head and neck cysts can provide valuable information regarding the nature of the cystic...

... to in the content or advertisements. Thyroid nodule Fine-needle aspiration On-site evaluation Cytology Thyroid nodules are common and their lifetime occurrence rate is estimated to be around 60%, with a female preponderance [1]. Wider availability as well as improved resolution and quality...

... necessary to confirm or rule out a specific diagnosis. Subtle but occasionally distinctive cytologic features narrows the number of differential diagnoses and helps to select appropriate ancillary tests necessary for the final diagnosis. Thus, when adequate fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy specimen...