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
2000
The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma.
Dillon DA, Johnson CC, Topazian MD, Tallini G, Rimm DL, Costa JC. The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma. The Cancer Journal 2000, 6: 294-301. PMID: 11079168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesBile duct brushingsCytologic diagnosisPositive predictive valueCommon bile duct brushingsDuct brushingsPancreatobiliary carcinomaPredictive valueMutation patternsBiliary tract carcinomaPrevious retrospective studyAvailable clinical informationConsecutive clinical specimensDefinitive cytologic diagnosisPolymerase chain reaction/single-strand conformation polymorphism analysisRoutine cytologic diagnosisPositive cytologyRetrospective studySuspicious morphologyCytologic evaluationSuspicious cytologyPancreatobiliary tractClinical informationMorphologic diagnosisNeoplastic cells