2023
Utility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue
Sardana R, Abi‐Raad R, Adeniran A, Cai G. Utility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue. Cytopathology 2023, 34: 597-602. PMID: 37534757, DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid tissueFine-needle aspirationPTH casesClinicopathological characteristicsCytomorphological featuresThyroid lesionsThinPrep slidesFine needle aspiration diagnosisNeck soft tissuePatients' clinicopathological characteristicsNeedle aspiration diagnosisNegative predictive valueClinical suspicionStudy cohortPathology databaseRetrospective studyDiagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisInstitutional experienceNeedle aspirationCytological diagnosisFNA casesAspiration diagnosisPredictive valueAdjunct test
2022
Copy number variations identified in thyroid FNA specimens are associated with Hürthle cell cytomorphology
Abi‐Raad R, Prasad ML, Adeniran AJ, Cai G. Copy number variations identified in thyroid FNA specimens are associated with Hürthle cell cytomorphology. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 130: 415-422. PMID: 35332982, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHürthle cell neoplasmsThyroid FNA casesHürthle cell changeFNA casesFollicular neoplasmCell changesHürthle cell featuresFine needle aspiration diagnosisHürthle cell typeHürthle cell lesionsCopy number variationsThyroid FNA specimensCell typesSurgical managementUndetermined significanceFLUS casesCell lesionsCell neoplasmsHigh prevalenceFollicular lesionsAspiration diagnosisFNA specimensMolecular alterationsPossible associationNeoplasms
2016
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of secondary tumors involving the pancreas: An institution's experience
Alomari AK, Ustun B, Aslanian HR, Ge X, Chhieng D, Cai G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of secondary tumors involving the pancreas: An institution's experience. CytoJournal 2016, 13: 1. PMID: 26955395, PMCID: PMC4763477, DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.173585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationSecondary tumorsAncillary studiesPrior historyDiagnostic pitfallsEndoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration diagnosisUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationLarge B-cell lymphomaFine needle aspiration diagnosisCommon metastatic tumorsRenal cell carcinomaB-cell lymphomaFine-needle aspirationPrimary pancreatic carcinomaMetastatic sarcomaClinical presentationSecondary involvementInstitution experienceLymphoproliferative disordersMetastatic carcinomaCell carcinomaMean ageMetastatic tumorsLung carcinomaCell neoplasms