Editor’s Choice Acta Cytologica


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Pitfalls in Cytopathology
Helen J. Trihiaa, Philippe Vielhb
aPathology Department, ‘Metaxas’ Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
bMedipath and American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly sur Seine, Paris, France

Efficacy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in Diagnosing Secretory Carcinoma of Salivary Gland: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
Pooja Sharma Kala; Mamta Gupta; Naveen Thapilyal
Department of Pathology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, India

Pitfalls in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology: An Approach to Atypical Findings

C. Christofer Juhlina,b, Zubair W. Balochc
aDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
bDepartment of Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

False-Positive Atypical Endocervical Cells in Conventional Pap Smears: Cyto-Histological Correlation and Analysis 
Johanna Pulkkinena,  Heini Huhtalab,Ivana Kholváac,
aDepartment of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland
bTampere University Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere, Finland
cDepartment of Pathology, Tampere University Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere, Finland

The World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology
Martha B. Pitmana,  Barbara A. Centenob, Michelle D. Reidc,  Momin T. Siddiqui d,  Lester J. Layfield e, Miguel Perez-Machado f Birgit Weynand g, Edward B. Stelow h, Maria D. Lozano i, Noriyoshi Fukushima j, Ian A. Cree k, Ravi Mehrotra l, Fernando C. Schmitt m, Andrew S. Field n
aDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
bDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
cDepartment of Pathology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
dDepartment of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, New York, USA
ePathology and Anatomic Science Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
fDepartment of Cellular Pathology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK
gDepartment of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
hDepartment of Pathology, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
iDepartment of Pathology, Clinica University of Navarra, Pamplona, Pamplona, Spain
jDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan
kInternational Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC], World Health Organization, Lyon, France
lIndian Cancer Genomic Atlas, Centre for Health, Innovation and Policy Foundation, Noida, India
mDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
nDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, University of New South Wales and University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cytopathology in Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology: Updates, Recent Advances, and Practical Considerations
Barroeta J.E.a,  Lastra R.R.b
aDepartment of Pathology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA
bDepartment of Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Overview of Ancillary Techniques in Cervical Cytology
Olivas A.D.a Barroeta J.E.b Lastra R.R.a
aDepartment of Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
bDepartment of Pathology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Paul P.a Azad S.b Agrawal S.c Rao S.b Chowdhury N.b
aMultidisciplinary Research Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
bDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
cBansal Hospital, Bhopal, India

High Prevalence of Cervical High-Grade Lesions and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections in Women Living with HIV: A Case for Prioritizing Cervical Screening in This Vulnerable Group
Gupta R.a  Hussain S.b  Hariprasad R.c Dhanasekaran K c Verma S.d Agarwal V e Sandeepa a Parveen S.a Kaur A.f Verma C.P.g Amitac c Dwivedi R.c Singh S h Gupta S.a
aDivision of Cytopathology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India
bMolecular Biology Group, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India
cDivision of Clinical Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India
dMedical Officer and Incharge, ART Centre, District Hospital (MMG Hospital), Ghaziabad, India
eDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Multispecialty Hospital, Noida, India
fIndependent Researcher, Punjab, India
gDivision of Preventive Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India
hDepartment of Pathology, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India

Head and Neck Cystic Lesions: A Cytology Review of Common and Uncommon Entities
Vazquez Salas S.a · Pedro K.a · Balram A.a · Syed S.a · Kotaka K.a · Kadivar A.b · Eke B.O.a · McFarland M.a · Sung M.a · Behera N.a · Dubner B.G.a · Maleki Z.a
aDepartment of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
bDepartment of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Nongynecologic Cytopathology: Geographic Distribution, Number, and Types of Papers Published in International Cytopathology Journals in the Last 5.5 Years: A Preliminary StudyYaprak Bayrak B a, Paksoy N. b
aDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, Turkey
bCytopathology/FNA Private Practice, Izmit, Turkey

The Dynamics of Pathology Dataset Creation Using Urine Cytology as an Example
McAlpine E.D.a · Michelow P.M.a · Celik T.b
aNational Health Laboratory Service and Division of Anatomical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
bSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering and Wits Institute of Data Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Application of the Paris Reporting System for Urine Cytology: The Three-Year Experience of a Single Tertiary Care Institute in Thailand
Phruttinarakorn B.a · Plumworasawat S.a · Kayankarnnavee J.a,b · Lualon J.a · Pongtippan A.a
aDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
bDepartment of Pathology, Nakhonpathom Hospital, Nakhonpathom, Thailand

Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology of Breast Lesions Using the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System and Rapid On-Site Evaluation: A Single-Institute Experience

Agrawal N.a · Kothari K.a · Tummidi S.b · Sood P.c · Agnihotri M.a · Shah V.d

aDepartment of Cytopathology, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Parel, Mumbai, India
bDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, India
cDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bilaspur, India
dSir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India

Nationwide Rereview of Normal Cervical Cytologies before High-Grade Cervical Lesions or before Invasive Cervical Cancer

Edvardsson H.a,b · Wang J.c · Andrae B.d,e · Sparén P.c,d · Strander B.f,g · Dillner J.c,h

aDepartment of Pathology, Central Hospital, Karlstad, Sweden
bDepartment of Pathology and Cytology Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
dDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
eCentre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region of Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
fDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
gThe Regional Cancer Centre, Western Health Care Region, Gothenburg, Sweden
hKarolinska University Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden

Recommendations of the European Advisory Committee of Cytotechnology and European Federation of Cytology Societies for Training and Education of Cytotechnologists in Europe

Anic V.a · Eide M.L.b · Cochand-Priollet B.c · Vrdoljak Mozetic D.d · Negri G.e · Vielh P.f

aDepartment of Clinical Cytology and Cytogenetics, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
bDepartment of Pathology, Trondheim University Hospital and Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
cDepartment of Pathology, Cochin Hospital, University Paris, Paris, France
dDepartment of Pathology and Cytology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
eDepartment of Pathology, Central Hospital Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
fMedipath and American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France

Cytologic Features of Ventricular Tumors of the Central Nervous System: A Review with Emphasis on Diff-Quik Stained Smears

Jimenez-Heffernan J.A.a · Alvarez F.b · Muñoz-Hernández P.a · Bárcena C.c · Azorin D.d · Bernal I.e · Pérez-Campos A.c

aDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
bDepartment of Pathology, Hospital de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
cDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
dDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
eDepartment of Pathology, Hospital de la Cruz Roja, Madrid, Spain

Digital Multiplexed Gene Expression Analysis of mRNA and miRNA from Routinely Processed and Stained Cytological Smears: A Proof-of-Principle Study

Gentien D.a · Piqueret-Stephan L.b,c · Henry E.a · Albaud B.a · Rapinat A.a · Koscielny S.d · Scoazec J.-Y.c,e · Vielh P.b,c,e

aTranslational Research Department, Genomics Platform, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
bINSERM UMR 981, Villejuif, France
cTranslational Research Laboratory, AMMICa (CNRS UMS3655, INSERM US23, Paris Sud University) Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
dDepartment of Biostatistics, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
eDepartment of Medical Biology and Pathology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

Nuclear Morphology and the Biology of Cancer Cells

Fischer E.G.
Division of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Application of the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology (ISRSFC) on Reporting Pericardial Effusion Cytology

Rodriguez E.F.a · Jones R.a · Gabrielson M.a · Santos D.a · Pastorello R.G.b,c · Maleki Z.a
aDepartment of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
bDepartment of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
cDana Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA, USA

 

A Proposal for the Performance, Classification, and Reporting of Lymph Node Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology: The Sydney System

Al-Abbadi M.A.a · Barroca H.b · Bode-Lesniewska B.c · Calaminici M.d · Caraway N.P.e · Chhieng D.F.f · Cozzolino I.g · Ehinger M.h · Field A.S.i,j,k · Geddie W.R.l,m · Katz R.L.n · Lin O.o · Medeiros L.J.p · Monaco S.E.q · Rajwanshi A.r · Schmitt F.C.s · Vielh P.t · Zeppa P.u

aDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
bServiço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital S João-Porto, Porto, Portugal
cPathologie Institut Enge, Zurich, Switzerland
dDepartment of Cellular Pathology, Barts Health NHS Trust and Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
eDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
fDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
gPathology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
hDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Pathology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
iUniversity of NSW Medical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
jUniversity of Notre Dame Medical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
kDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
lUniversity Health Network, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada
mDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
nTel HaShomer Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel
oDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
pDepartment of Hematopathology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
qDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
rDepartment of Cytopathology and Gynecologic Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
sInstitute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of Porto University (IPATIMUP), Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde and Medical Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
tMedipath and American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France
uDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

A Diagnostic Approach to Endometrial Cytology by Means of Liquid-Based Preparations

Norimatsu Y.a · Yanoh K.b · Hirai Y.c,d · Kurokawa T.e · Kobayashi T.K.f · Fulciniti F.g

aDepartment of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ehime Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Iyo-gun, Japan
bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JA Suzuka General Hospital, Suzuka, Japan
cDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibumachi, Japan
dDepartment of Cytology, PCL Japan Pathology and Cytology Center, PCL Inc., Kawagoe, Japan
eDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
fCancer Education and Research Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
gClinical Cytopathology Service, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland

Vol. 63 No. 1 2019

Human Papillomavirus Research: Where Should We Place Our Bets?

Cuschieri K.a · Lorincz A.T.b · Nedjai B.b

aScottish HPV Reference Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
bWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Centre for Cancer Prevention, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Vol 63 No.3 2019

Circulating Tumour Cells in Predictive Molecular Pathology: Focus on Drug-Sensitive Assays and 3D Culture

Pallante P.a · Pisapia P.b · Bellevicine C.b · Malapelle U.b · Troncone G.b

aInstitute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology (IEOS) “G. Salvatore,” National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy
bDepartment of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Vol 36 No.5 2019

Clinicopathological Characteristics of Atypical Glandular Cells Determined by Cervical Cytology in Japan: Survey of Gynecologic Oncology Data from the Obstetrical Gynecological Society of Kinki District, Japan

Toyoda S.a · Kawaguchi R.b · Kobayashi H.b

aDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan

Vol 62 No. 1 2018

Organized Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Barretos, Brazil: Experience in 18 Municipalities of São Paulo State

Possati-Resende J.C.a · Vazquez F.L.b, c · Biot S.T.a · Mauad E.C.a · Talarico T.c · Fregnani J.H.T.G.b · Longatto-Filho A.C-F
aCancer Prevention Department, bTeaching and Research Institute, and cMolecular Oncology Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, and dLaboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM-14), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; eLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, and fICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Vol. 61 No.1 2017

Cutaneous Metastasis: A Study of 138 Cases Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology

Handa U.a · Kundu R.a · Dimri K.b
Departments of aPathology and bRadiotherapy and Oncology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Vol. 61 No 2 2017

Changing Trends and Practices in Cytopathology

Gonzalez M.F. · Akhtar I. · Manucha V.
Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

Vol 61 No. 3 2017

Vascular Proliferation of the Thyroid: Potential Histopathological Pitfalls as a Consequence of Fine Needle Aspiration

Hovi S.I. · Kholová I.
Department of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

Vol 61 No. 6 2017

The Role of Self-Collection by Vaginal Lavage for the Detection of HPV and High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia

de Melo Kuil L.a · Lorenzi A.T.b · Stein M.D.c · Resende J.C.P.d · Antoniazzi M.d · Longatto-Filho A.b,e-g · Scapulatempo-Neto C.c · Fregnani J.H.T.G.a,b

aCenter for Research Support, bMolecular Oncology Research Center, and Departments of cPathology and dPrevention, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Pius XII Foundation, Barretos, and eFaculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; fSchool of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, and gICVS/3B’s – Laboratory Associated with the Government of Portugal, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Vol. 60, No 1, 2016

Fine-Needle Aspiration Followed by Core-Needle Biopsy in the Same Setting: Modifying Our Approach

Joudeh A.A. · Shareef S.Q. · Al-Abbadi M.A.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Vol. 60 No. 2, 2016

When Morphology Meets Somatic Mutations: The New Possible Scenario in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration

Rossi E.D.a  Schmitt F.b-d 
aDivision of Anatomic Pathology and Histology, Agostino Gemelli School of Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome Italy; bInstituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP) and cMedical Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; dDepartment of Medicine, Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg

Vol. 60 No.3 2016

Type-Specific Identification of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women with Cytological Abnormality
Vargas H.a · Sánchez J.P.a · Guerrero M.L.a · Ortiz L.T.a · Rodríguez D.M.a · Amaya J. bDiaz L.P.a · Gómez S.L.a · Golijow C.c

aLaboratorio de Salud Pública, Dirección de Epidemiología, Análisis y Gestión de Políticas de Salud Colectiva, Subsecretaria de Salud Pública, Secretaría Distrital de Salud, and bFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Hospital Engativá E.S.E., Bogotá, Colombia; cIGEVET – Instituto de Genética Veterinaria ‘Ing. Fernando Dulout’ (UNLP-CONICET), La Plata, Argentina

Vol. 60 No 5 2016

The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: Proposed Modifications and Updates for the Second Edition from an International Panel

Pusztaszeri M.a · Rossi E.D.b · Auger M.c · Baloch Z.d · Bishop J.e · Bongiovanni M.f · Chandra A.g · Cochand-Priollet B.h · Fadda G.b · Hirokawa M.i · Hong S.W.j · Kakudo K.k · Krane J.F.l · Nayar R.m · Parangi S.n · Schmitt F.o · Faquin W.C.p
aDepartment of Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; bDivision of Anatomic Pathology and Histology, Agostino Gemelli School of Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; cDepartment of Pathology, McGill University and McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; dDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and eDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; fInstitute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; gDepartment of Cellular Pathology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; hDepartment of Pathology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; iDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan; jDepartment of Pathology, Gang Nam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; kDepartment of Pathology, Nara Hospital, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Nara, Japan; lDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, mDepartment of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, and nDepartment of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; oDepartment of Medicine, Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg; pDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Vol. 59, No.1, 2015

Guidelines for the Cytopathologic Diagnosis of Epithelioid and Mixed-Type Malignant Mesothelioma
Guidelines for the Cytopathologic Diagnosis of Epithelioid and Mixed-Type Malignant MesotheliomaComplementary Statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group, Also Endorsed by the International Academy of Cytology and the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology

Hjerpe A.a · Ascoli V.b · Bedrossian C.W.M.c · Boon M.E.d · Creaney J.e · Davidson B.f · Dejmek A.g · Dobra K.a · Fassina A.h · Field A.i · Firat P.j · Kamei T.k · Kobayashi T.l · Michael C.W.m · Önder S.n · Segal A.o · Vielh P.p

aDivision of Clinical Pathology/Cytology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden; bDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; cRush University Medical College, Chicago, Ill., USA; dLeiden Cytology and Pathology Laboratory, Lieveren, The Netherlands; eNational Centre for Asbestos Related Disease, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, QEII Medical Centre, Perth, W.A., Australia; fDepartment of Pathology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; gDepartment of Laboratory Medicine in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; hDepartment of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; iDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia; jIstanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; kDivision of Pathology, Yamaguchi Grand Medical Center, Hofu, and lCancer Education and Research Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; mCase Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; nHacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey; oDepartment of Tissue Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, QE2 Medical Centre, Perth, W.A., Australia; pDepartment of Biopathology, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, Villejuif, France

Vol. 59, No. 2, 2015

Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Immunocytochemistry on Cell-Transferred Cytologic Smears of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Zhang C.a · Randolph M.L.b · Jones K.J.b · Cramer H.M.a · Cheng L.a · Wu H.H.a
aDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and bDepartment of Cytopathology, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Ind., USA

Vol. 59 No. 3, 2015

Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Immunocytochemistry on Cell-Transferred Cytologic Smears of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Zhang C.a · Randolph M.L.b · Jones K.J.b · Cramer H.M.a · Cheng L.a · Wu H.H.a
aDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and bDepartment of Cytopathology, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Ind., USA

Vol. 59, No. 3, 2015

Critical Analyses of the Introduction of Liquid-Based Cytology in a Public Health Service of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Longatto-Filho A.a,e,h-j · Levi J.E.d, e · Martins T.R.d · Cohen D.f · Cury L.f · Villa L.L.c,e,g · Eluf-Neto J.b,f,g

aLaboratório de Investigação Médica (LIM) 14, bDepartment of Preventive Medicine and cDepartmento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and dLaboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de São Paulo, eInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia das Doenças do Papilomavírus Humano, fFundação Oncocentro de São Paulo, and gCentro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, and hMolecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Pio XII Foundation, Barretos, Brazil; iLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, and jICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal

 

Vol. 59, No. 4, 2015

Clinical Role of the Detection of Human Telomerase RNA Component Gene Amplification by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization on Liquid-Based Cervical Samples: Comparison with Human Papillomavirus-DNA Testing and Histopathology

Zappacosta R.a, b · Ianieri M.M.c · Buca D.c · Repetti E.d · Ricciardulli A.c · Liberati M.c
aSurgical Pathology Unit, ‘SS Annunziata Hospital’ of Chieti, and bSchool of Clinical Biochemistry and cObstetric and Gynaecology Unit, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti Scalo, and dItalian Diagnostic Center, Milan, Italy

Vol 59, No 5, 2015

Multiple Human Papilloma Virus Infections and Their Impact on the Development of High-Risk Cervical Lesions

Salazar K.L.a · Zhou H.S.a · Xu J.b · Peterson L.E.b · Schwartz M.R.a · Mody D.R.a, c · Ge Y.a, c
aDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, and bCenter for Biostatistics, Houston Methodist Hospital and Research Institute, Houston, Tex., and cWeill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, N.Y., USA

Vol 59, No 6, 2015

Pathobiology of MicroRNAs and Their Emerging Role in Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration

Ludvíková M.a, b · Kalfeřt D.c · Kholová I.d
aInstitute of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen, bInstitute of Pathology, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, and cDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; dPathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Vol 58, No 5, 2014

New Diagnostic Technique for Rapid Fluorescence Immunocytochemical Staining of Adenocarcinoma and Mesothelial Cells Using Liquid-Based Cytology
Morimoto A.a · Ito A.b · Hashimoto K.c · Nakano A.a · Nagasaka T.c · Yokoi T.d
Departments of aClinical Laboratory and bSurgery, Toki General Hospital, Toki, cDepartment of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, and dDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Japan

 

Vol. 58, No. 4, 2014

Thyroid Atypia of Undetermined Significance or Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance: An Indispensable Bethesda 2010 Diagnostic Category or Waste Garbage?
Kholová I.a · Ludvíková M.b, c
aDepartment of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; bInstitute of Biology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen, and cInstitute of Pathology, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Vol. 58, No 3, 2014

Galectin-3 and PTEN Expression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms and Gastrointestinal Tumors on Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology
Jiang K. · Lawson D. · Cohen C. · Siddiqui M.T.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga., USA

 

Vol. 58, No. 2, 2014

Testing of Integrated Human Papillomavirus mRNA Decreases Colposcopy Referrals: Could a Change in Human Papillomavirus Detection Methodology Lead to More Cost-Effective Patient Care?

Sauter J.L.a · Mount S.L.a · St. John T.L.b · Wojewoda C.M.a · Bryant R.J.a · Leiman G.a
aDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and

bDepartment of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., USA

Vol. 58, No 1, 2014

Suspicious for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma’ before and after The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: Impact of Standardized Terminology

Olson M.T.a · Boonyaarunnate T.a, c · Atlinboga A.A.d · Ali S.Z.a, b

Departments of aPathology and bRadiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA; cDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; dDepartment of Pathology, Division of Clinical Cytology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Vol. 57, No. 1, 2013
Endorectal Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Useful Diagnostic Tool for Perirectal and Intraluminal Lesions

Maleki Z.a · Erozan Y.a · Geddes S.b · Li Q.K.b

aDepartment of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and b Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md., USA

 

Vol. 57 No. 2, 2013
Acral Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma: Cytopathologic Findings on Fine-Needle Aspiration

Toll A.D.a · Wakely Jr. P.E.b · Ali S.Z.a,c

Departments of a Pathology and b Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., and c Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

 

Vol. 57, No 3, 2013

Hints to the Diagnosis of Mixed Acinar-Endocrine Carcinoma …

Sullivan P.S.a · Clebanoff J.L.b · Hirschowitz S.L.a

aDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. and b Laboratory Diagnostics Medical Group, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, Calif., USA

 

Vol 57, No. 4, 2013

Indeterminate Pediatric Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations: A Study of 68 Cases

Smith M.a · Pantanowitz L.a, b · Khalbuss W.E.a, b · Benkovich V.A.a · Monaco S.E.a,b
aUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and bChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA

 

Vol. 57, No. 5, 2013

The Efficacy of On-Site Evaluation for Identification of Transplant Pancreas

Natasha Berga, Jim Gehlb, Mark Vande Haara, Michael Balcoa, Peter Kuleszaa
Departments of aPathology and bRadiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. , USA

 

Vol. 57, No. 6, 2013

Human Papillomavirus Genotype Distribution in Cytologically Screened Women from Northwest Germany

de Jonge M.a · Busecke G.b · Heinecke A.c · Bettendorf O.a
aInstitute of Pathology and Cytology Schüttorf/Leer, Schüttorf, bMedical Office of General Medicine, Weener, and cDepartment of Medical Informatics and Biomathematics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany