2011
Limitations of the criteria used to diagnose histologic endometritis in epidemiologic pelvic inflammatory disease research
Miguel R, Chivukula M, Krishnamurti U, Amortegui A, Kant J, Sweet R, Wiesenfeld H, Phillips J, Cherpes T. Limitations of the criteria used to diagnose histologic endometritis in epidemiologic pelvic inflammatory disease research. Pathology - Research And Practice 2011, 207: 680-685. PMID: 21996319, PMCID: PMC3215901, DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2011.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistologic endometritisPlasma cellsInflammatory disease researchLower riskEndometrial leukocyte subpopulationsEndometrial biopsy specimensAdditional immunohistochemical analysisDisease researchEndometrial neutrophilsChronic endometritisEndometrial biopsyInflammatory infiltrateConventional criteriaBiopsy specimensInflammatory processLeukocyte subpopulationsImmunohistochemical analysisEndometritisCytometric analysisWomenPID developmentCellsRiskInfiltratesBiopsy
2007
Analysis of loss of heterozygosity in atypical and negative bile duct brushing cytology specimens with malignant outcome: are "false-negative" cytologic findings a representation of morphologically subtle molecular alterations?
Krishnamurti U, Sasatomi E, Swalsky P, Finkelstein S, Ohori N. Analysis of loss of heterozygosity in atypical and negative bile duct brushing cytology specimens with malignant outcome: are "false-negative" cytologic findings a representation of morphologically subtle molecular alterations? Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2007, 131: 74-80. PMID: 17227126, DOI: 10.5858/2007-131-74-aolohi.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsBile duct brushingsLoss of heterozygosityMalignant outcomeFractional allelic lossDuct brushingsCytology casesAllelic lossMolecular alterationsBile duct brushing cytologyPilot studyConventional cytologic evaluationSurgical pathology specimenCorresponding surgical specimensDuct brushing cytologySurgical pathology specimensDetection of malignancySubtle molecular alterationsSurgical outcomesSurgical specimenPathology specimenCytologic findingsSurgical specimensBrushing cytologyCytologic evaluation