2023
Cytomorphologic, immunophenotypical and molecular features of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma
Sun T, Gilani S, Jain D, Cai G. Cytomorphologic, immunophenotypical and molecular features of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2023, 51: 674-683. PMID: 37469257, DOI: 10.1002/dc.25196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic acinar cell carcinomaPancreatic ductal carcinomaAcinar cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMixed acinar-ductal carcinomaMixed acinar-neuroendocrine carcinomaMolecular featuresComprehensive molecular profilingDifferent molecular alterationsDistinct molecular featuresImmunophenotypical featuresNeuroendocrine featuresDuctal carcinomaRare tumorCCDC6-RETCytohistological correlationKi-67Large cohortCytologic diagnosisBiomarker assessmentCytology featuresCytology specimensCarcinomaMolecular alterationsGermline mutations
2022
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Cytomorphologic and molecular features
Stendahl K, Gilani SM, Basturk O, Hui P, Sigel C, Cai G. Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Cytomorphologic and molecular features. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 131: 37-49. PMID: 36041224, PMCID: PMC9812877, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraductal papillary neoplasmBile ductCytomorphologic featuresFine granular chromatinPapillary neoplasmVacuolated cytoplasmGranular chromatinCase of IPNBColumnar cellsComplex papillary architectureOriginal cytological diagnosisCommon bile ductCharacteristic cytomorphologic featuresHigh-grade dysplasiaMolecular featuresBackground mucinKRAS testingHepatic ductRetrospective studyAcute inflammationHistopathologic confirmationKRAS mutationsPapillary architecturePapillary clustersCytological diagnosis