2022
Breast implant‐associated anaplastic large‐cell lymphoma: A series of two case reports diagnosed by cytopathology
Hrones M, Harigopal M, Xu M, Abi‐Raad R. Breast implant‐associated anaplastic large‐cell lymphoma: A series of two case reports diagnosed by cytopathology. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2022, 51: e25-e27. PMID: 36066320, DOI: 10.1002/dc.25052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphomaImplant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphomaRare T-cell lymphomaAnaplastic large cell lymphomaPeri-implant effusionT-cell lymphomaLarge cell lymphomaCommon presentationDefinite treatmentBetter prognosisCase reportCytopathologic findingsCytopathologic analysisImplant removalEarly diagnosisFluid collectionBreast implantsCytopathological examinationLymphomaReportPatientsPrognosisEffusionDiseaseDiagnosisFurther Characterization of Clinicopathologic Features of Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis
Liang Y, Zhan H, Krishnamurti U, Harigopal M, Sun T. Further Characterization of Clinicopathologic Features of Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2022, 158: 488-493. PMID: 35899981, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitisGranulomatous mastitisClinicopathologic characteristicsClinicopathologic featuresHigher Breast Imaging ReportingUnique infectious diseaseHospital-based cohortDistinct clinicopathologic featuresMass-like lesionCase-control studyData System scoreBreast Imaging ReportingPainful lesionsRadiologic studiesClinicopathologic profileSystem scoreImaging ReportingDemographic featuresInfectious diseasesPatientsLesionsDiseaseMastitisFurther characterizationSmokers
2017
Can Tumor Biology Predict Occult Multifocal Disease in Breast Cancer Patients?
Chagpar AB, Cicek AF, Harigopal M. Can Tumor Biology Predict Occult Multifocal Disease in Breast Cancer Patients? The American Surgeon 2017, 83: 704-708. PMID: 28738939, DOI: 10.1177/000313481708300725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsNegative marginsCancer patientsPrimary tumor markersInvasive tumor sizePrimary tumor tissuesMedian invasive tumor sizeInitial surgeryOccult cancerOccult diseaseProspective trialInitial resectionMultifocal diseasePartial mastectomyDuctal carcinomaTumor sizeCavity shavesStage 0Independent pathologistsTumor markersTissue microarrayFurther diseasePatientsTumor tissueDisease
2004
Fine‐needle aspiration of Riedel's disease: Report of a case and review of the literature
Harigopal M, Sahoo S, Recant WM, DeMay RM. Fine‐needle aspiration of Riedel's disease: Report of a case and review of the literature. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2004, 30: 193-197. PMID: 14986301, DOI: 10.1002/dc.10420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRiedel's diseaseFine-needle aspirationBilateral subtotal thyroidectomyForms of thyroiditisBland spindle-shaped cellsFrozen section diagnosisSpindle-shaped cellsGranulomatous thyroiditisSubtotal thyroidectomyRight lobeRiedel's thyroiditisHashimoto's thyroiditisCytological findingsJugular vesselsModerate cellularityThyroiditisCytomorphological featuresSection diagnosisThyroid glandDiseaseFibrous tissueParaffin sectionsPatientsHelpful cluesThyroid