2002
Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens
Ernst LM, Rimm DL. Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens. Cancer 2002, 96: 275-279. PMID: 12378594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationBreast carcinomaMalignant cellsSurgical excisionHistologic sectionsDiagnostic fine needle aspirationNontumor cellsSurgical excision specimensChi-square testTumor cell enrichmentExcision specimensFNA specimensCurrent studyFNA specimenCarcinomaCDNA microarrayRepresentative slidesNonmalignant cellsThinPrep preparationsTotal cellsTissue sectionsCell enrichmentTumorsExcisionCells
2001
Use of magnetic enrichment for detection of carcinoma cells in fluid specimens
Kielhorn E, Schofield K, Rimm DL. Use of magnetic enrichment for detection of carcinoma cells in fluid specimens. Cancer 2001, 94: 205-211. PMID: 11815978, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid specimensEpithelial cellsCarcinoma cellsCell enrichmentDetection of malignancyDetermination of malignancyRare epithelial cellsE-cadherin stainingPleural effusionAccurate stagingMetastatic carcinomaCytologic evaluationCytologic diagnosisMedical conditionsAtypical casesMalignant casesMalignant cellsInsufficient cellsNegative casesImmunomagnetic enrichmentAscites fluidMalignancyImmunomagnetic selectionCommon event