2020
Gomori Methenamine Silver Stain on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Is Poorly Sensitive for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients and May Lead to Missed or Delayed Diagnoses
Azar MM, Slotkin R, Abi-Raad R, Liu Y, Grant MH, Malinis MF. Gomori Methenamine Silver Stain on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Is Poorly Sensitive for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients and May Lead to Missed or Delayed Diagnoses. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 144: 1003-1010. PMID: 31904277, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0394-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-negative immunocompromised patientsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidDiagnosis of PJPHIV-positive patientsImmunocompromised patientsLavage fluidGomori methenamine silver stainingPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaHIV-positive casesHuman immunodeficiency virusGomori methenamine silver stainMethenamine silver stainingMethenamine silver stainJiroveci pneumoniaBAL fluidHistorical gold standardRetrospective reviewImmunodeficiency virusPatientsLow burdenDiagnosisGMS stainGold standardPJPPneumonia
2018
The Value of Negative Diagnosis in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: a Retrospective Study with Histologic Follow-Up
Abi-Raad R, Prasad M, Baldassari R, Schofield K, Callender GG, Chhieng D, Adeniran AJ. The Value of Negative Diagnosis in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: a Retrospective Study with Histologic Follow-Up. Endocrine Pathology 2018, 29: 269-275. PMID: 29949024, DOI: 10.1007/s12022-018-9536-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationThyroid fine-needle aspirationFalse negative rateBenign diagnosisFNA diagnosisIncidence of malignancySubsequent surgical resectionCategory of patientsPapillary-like nuclear featuresNoninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasmLarge academic centerPapillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid FNA resultsFalse-negative casesFollicular thyroid neoplasmSurgical resectionRetrospective reviewBenign goiterInadequate biopsiesLymphocytic thyroiditisNeoplastic casesRetrospective studyTumor sizeNIFTP casesSurgical follow