2023
Grading system for medullary thyroid carcinoma; an institutional experience
Podany P, Meiklejohn K, Garritano J, Holt E, Barbieri A, Prasad M, Gilani S. Grading system for medullary thyroid carcinoma; an institutional experience. Annals Of Diagnostic Pathology 2023, 64: 152112. PMID: 36736129, DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary thyroid carcinomaTwo-tier grading systemDistant metastasisNuclear pleomorphismGrading systemNodal diseaseOverall survivalVascular invasionMTC casesThyroid carcinomaMedullary thyroid carcinoma casesMultivariate Cox regressionThyroid carcinoma casesCohort of casesRisk stratificationCox regressionTumor gradePathology reportsCarcinoma casesInstitutional experienceThyroid malignancyTumor fibrosisHG groupProminent nucleoliRare type
2021
Impact of Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach Thyroidectomy on Pathologic Assessment.
Smith SM, Ahmed M, Carling T, Udelsman R, Adeniran AJ, Gilani S, Prasad ML, Barbieri AL. Impact of Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach Thyroidectomy on Pathologic Assessment. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 879-885. PMID: 34669921, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0082-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaMargin statusFinal diagnosisThyroid carcinomaCytologic diagnosisEndoscopic thyroid resectionUndetermined significance/Surgical resection specimensPreoperative cytologic diagnosisPathologic assessmentClinical followIndolent neoplasmClinicopathologic featuresThyroid resectionVestibular approachMean agePathologic examinationPreoperative imagingTumor sizeResection specimensPathologic parametersMalignant diagnosisFollicular lesionsFollicular neoplasmSurgical pathologyAnaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on Fine-Needle Aspiration and Associated Diagnostic Challenges
Podany P, Abi-Raad R, Barbieri A, Garritano J, Prasad ML, Cai G, Adeniran AJ, Gilani SM. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on Fine-Needle Aspiration and Associated Diagnostic Challenges. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 157: 608-619. PMID: 34661606, PMCID: PMC8973262, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab159.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleHumansPrognosisRetrospective StudiesThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaFine-needle aspirationCytologic featuresATC casesTumor cellsThyroid carcinomaControl groupDiagnosis of ATCAcute inflammatory cellsKey cytologic featuresNuclear membrane irregularitySingle tumor cellsAggressive malignancyInflammatory cellsClinical historyDiagnostic challengePatient prognosisInclusion criteriaNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresEarly diagnosisEpithelioid cytomorphologyNuclear pleomorphismAvailable slidesElectronic databases
2020
Thyroid tissue outside the thyroid gland: Differential diagnosis and associated diagnostic challenges
Barbieri A, Prasad ML, Gilani SM. Thyroid tissue outside the thyroid gland: Differential diagnosis and associated diagnostic challenges. Annals Of Diagnostic Pathology 2020, 48: 151584. PMID: 32871503, DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential diagnostic considerationsThyroid tissueThyroid glandLymph nodesDiagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisDiagnostic considerationsLateral neck lymph nodesNeck lymph nodesRoutine daily practiceThyroglossal duct cystLocation of lesionsMalignant differential diagnosisDuct cystDefinitive diagnosisLingual thyroidAnatomic locationClinical settingThyroid folliclesDaily practiceDiagnosisParasitic nodulesGlandTissueHistologic
2018
Clonal evolution analysis of paired anaplastic and well‐differentiated thyroid carcinomas reveals shared common ancestor
Dong W, Nicolson NG, Choi J, Barbieri AL, Kunstman JW, Azar S, Knight J, Bilguvar K, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Korah R, Carling T. Clonal evolution analysis of paired anaplastic and well‐differentiated thyroid carcinomas reveals shared common ancestor. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2018, 57: 645-652. PMID: 30136351, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon ancestorProgression of ATCClonal evolution analysisEvolutionary lineagesGenetic relationshipsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaClonal analysisAncestorEvolution analysisPrivate mutationsMutationsATC tumorsLineal relationshipLineagesNormal tissuesThyroid carcinomaLandscapeFollicular thyroid carcinomaPairsComprehensive Genetic Analysis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Predicts Prognosis Independent of Histology
Nicolson NG, Murtha TD, Dong W, Paulsson JO, Choi J, Barbieri AL, Brown TC, Kunstman JW, Larsson C, Prasad ML, Korah R, Lifton RP, Juhlin CC, Carling T. Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Predicts Prognosis Independent of Histology. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 103: 2640-2650. PMID: 29726952, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaMutation burdenWorse disease-specific survivalDisease-specific survivalDifferent histopathological subtypesWorld Health Organization guidelinesSomatic mutationsNonsynonymous somatic mutationsHealth Organization guidelinesTotal mutation burdenIndependent predictorsWorse prognosisHistopathological subtypesPatient outcomesHistopathological classificationInvasive subtypesClinicopathologic parametersMutational burdenSurvival analysisSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsSubtypesOrganization guidelinesMore subclones