2017
“Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability
Maleki Z, Miller JA, Arab SE, Fadda G, Bo P, Wise O, Rossi ED, Jhala N, Ashish C, Ali SZ, Wang H. “Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability. Cancer Cytopathology 2017, 126: 94-100. PMID: 29053216, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of malignancySalivary gland FNAsFNA specimensExact testSuspicious casesFine needle aspiration cytologyEpithelial metaplastic changesSignificant interinstitutional variabilityTertiary medical centerFisher's exact testSalivary gland neoplasmsSalivary gland lesionsSFM categoryMetaplastic changesMalignancy categoryConclusive diagnosisMalignant tumorsAspiration cytologyMedical CenterFNA casesIndeterminate resultsSFM groupGland neoplasmsSpecific neoplasmsGland lesions
2013
Oncocytic follicular nodules of the thyroid with or without chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis: An institutional experience
Canberk S, Griffin A, Goyal A, Wang H, Montone K, LiVolsi V, Baloch Z. Oncocytic follicular nodules of the thyroid with or without chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis: An institutional experience. CytoJournal 2013, 10: 2. PMID: 23599721, PMCID: PMC3623453, DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.106686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic thyroiditisFine-needle aspirationPresence of CLTRate of malignancyFNA specimensClinicopathologic featuresLymphocytic thyroiditisCytologic diagnosisFollicular neoplasmImportant clinicopathologic featuresRisk of malignancySurgical pathology specimensSize of lesionsNeoplastic thyroid lesionsThyroid FNA specimensBackground thyroidPatient demographicsSixty patientsMultinodular goiterInstitutional experienceFNA diagnosisNeedle aspirationSurgical pathologyCytopathologic diagnosisLesion size