... and third decades of life, more frequently in males. Overexpression of GRM1 as a consequence of tumor-specific gene rearrangement of GRM1 has recently been reported as a useful immunohistochemical marker for histopathological diagnosis of CMF. However, the usefulness of GRM1 staining of cytology specimens...

... to the first FNAB. Disease in 20 patients (65%) could be subclassified. The diagnosis in 7 patients (18%) was either inconclusive, suggestive of lymphoma, or reactive lymphatic infiltrate. These 7 patients were re-investigated, and the initial suspected diagnosis of malignant lymphoma was confirmed in four...

... histology due to the better preservation of nuclear details. Cytological criteria for diagnosis of SCLC include high cellularity, small cell size, scant cytoplasm, coarsely granulated chromatin with “salt-and-pepper” appearance, inconspicuous or absent nucleoli, Azzopardi crush effect, and necrotic debris...

...Kaveri Hallikeri; Biji Babu; Archana Sudhakaran; Roshni Monteiro Objectives: To determine the role and efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cell block in diagnosis of jaw lesions and compare the agreement between FNAC and cell block to predict the diagnosis. Method: The sample...

... to the benefits of FNAB cytology in the diagnosis of axillary masses. Methods: In this study, 1,328 patients with an axillary mass diagnosed by FNAB were retrospectively reviewed. These cases were registered at the affiliated hospital of Southwest Medical University (China), July 2014 to June 2017. Cytological...

...Laurel J. Glaser; Kathleen T. Montone Fine needle aspiration samples and small biopsies provide a minimally invasive diagnostic modality for mass lesions. When an infectious process is suspected based on initial evaluation, ancillary techniques can assist in making a specific diagnosis. Here we...

...: A sample of 8,677 swabs was investigated; the unsatisfactory and negative results were referred to 100% RR, concordant results were taken as the final diagnosis, while the discordant results were debated in a consensus meeting to reach a conclusion. The positive results were examined by 2 cytologists...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Urine High-grade urothelial carcinoma Diagnosis Cytospin Umbrella cells Cases with malignant cells resembling umbrella cells were identified in a total of 18 cases (17.8% of malignant cases). These comprised 5 CIS, 7 high...

...%. Conclusion: In this cohort, the false-negative rate of thyroid FNA was 2.7% and the risk of malignancy for a benign diagnosis was 3.5%. Interpretative errors involved rare cells with poorly developed features of malignancy. There is little evidence that either the false-negative rate or the risk...

...) in gynecological cytopathology services. Study Design: A total of 8,677 swabs were analyzed; the negative results were submitted to 100%-RR. Divergent cases were discussed in a consensus meeting to reach a conclusion on the final diagnosis. The data were entered into SAS statistical software, and the agreement...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Urothelial cell carcinoma MicroRNA miR-182 Diagnosis Urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) is the fourth most common carcinoma. Bladder involvement accounts for 90-95% of UCC, and it is the most common malignancy of the urinary...

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... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Thyroid cancer Diagnosis Magnetic resonance spectroscopy Metabolomics Fine-needle aspiration biopsy National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002...

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