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

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TO MAKE a balanced judgment is always difficult. It is a human failing to see things either black or white and, often with insufficient evidence, to render an immediate and final decision either for ...

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 ...

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 phase II study of gefitinib versus vinorelbine or gemcitabine in chemotherapy-naïve elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer based on epidermal growth factor receptor mutation ...

Cervical infection with high-risk (oncogenic) genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary early event in cervical carcinogenesis; however, cervical cancer will not inevitably develop in ...

This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Hawaii Pacific Health. Patients were selected from the gynecologic cytology practice of a community commercial laboratory, which services ...