Background: Smearing EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) samples, with or without cell block, is most commonly performed for cytologic study in centers without ...

The adjusted incidence of cervical carcinoma among Israeli Jewish women is ∼5 out of 100 000. This retrospective study sought to determine the clinical implications of finding atypical glandular cells ...

CYTOLOGIC study of sputum and bronchial washings has proved a valuable aid in the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung. Mention is made in several reports of positive cytologic results in ...

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014;18(1):1-7. In a clinical setting, this combination of maintained sensitivity with increased specificity would lead to fewer office visits and procedures. Our cost analysis ...

Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) is a molecular cytogenetic technique that provides an overview on chromosomal imbalances within the whole tumor cell genome. This method has yet not been ...

(a) The smear shows a cluster of cells and single spindle-shaped epithelial cells with occasional small lymphocytes, Diff-Quik stain, 400×. (b) The smear shows a cluster of monotonous spindle-shaped ...

In 1948 Ulfelder, Graham and Meigs, 5 using normal saline lavage and rapidly processing the material obtained, described good results. This group reported an accuracy of 85 per cent in 14 cases of ...

May 2, 2011 — Women treated for high-grade cervical lesions who subsequently have 3 consecutive negative cytologic smears face a 5-year risk of developing cervical cancer or recurrent disease similar ...