2021
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on Fine-Needle Aspiration and Associated Diagnostic Challenges
Podany P, Abi-Raad R, Barbieri A, Garritano J, Prasad ML, Cai G, Adeniran AJ, Gilani SM. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on Fine-Needle Aspiration and Associated Diagnostic Challenges. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 157: 608-619. PMID: 34661606, PMCID: PMC8973262, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab159.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaFine-needle aspirationCytologic featuresATC casesTumor cellsThyroid carcinomaControl groupDiagnosis of ATCAcute inflammatory cellsKey cytologic featuresNuclear membrane irregularitySingle tumor cellsAggressive malignancyInflammatory cellsClinical historyDiagnostic challengePatient prognosisInclusion criteriaNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresEarly diagnosisEpithelioid cytomorphologyNuclear pleomorphismAvailable slidesElectronic databasesAnaplastic thyroid carcinoma: diagnostic challenges, histopathologic features and ancillary testing
Gilani S, Khan M, Barbieri A, Prasad M. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: diagnostic challenges, histopathologic features and ancillary testing. Diagnostic Histopathology 2021, 27: 263-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2021.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaDiagnostic challengeAggressive thyroid malignancyHigh mortality rateThyroid follicular cellsCompressive symptomsHistopathologic featuresCarcinoma componentThyroid malignancyAncillary testingThyroid carcinomaMortality rateDiagnostic limitationsFollicular cellsHistopathologic variabilityPaucicellular specimensMalignancyMolecular featuresPainCarcinomaSymptoms
2020
Thyroid tissue outside the thyroid gland: Differential diagnosis and associated diagnostic challenges
Barbieri A, Prasad ML, Gilani SM. Thyroid tissue outside the thyroid gland: Differential diagnosis and associated diagnostic challenges. Annals Of Diagnostic Pathology 2020, 48: 151584. PMID: 32871503, DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential diagnostic considerationsThyroid tissueThyroid glandLymph nodesDiagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisDiagnostic considerationsLateral neck lymph nodesNeck lymph nodesRoutine daily practiceThyroglossal duct cystLocation of lesionsMalignant differential diagnosisDuct cystDefinitive diagnosisLingual thyroidAnatomic locationClinical settingThyroid folliclesDaily practiceDiagnosisParasitic nodulesGlandTissueHistologic