{"title":"Erratum regarding missing informed consent disclosure statements in previously published articles","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 6","pages":"Page 457"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolving concepts in thyroid cytology","authors":"N. Paul Ohori MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Concepts in thyroid diagnostics are evolving. As cytopathologists, we benefit from understanding the changes taking place in cytopathology practice as well as intersecting areas that may have implications for us. In this review, we discuss recent changes to 1. Classification systems, 2. Ancillary molecular testing modalities, and 3. Key metrics that affect thyroid cytopathology. The recent World Health Organization, Bethesda Thyroid Cytopathology, and American Joint Committee on Cancer classification systems have aspects that are designed to harmonize the clinical, cytopathologic, histomorphologic, and molecular findings for improved communication and patient management. New terminologies such as thyroid follicular nodular disease and low-risk follicular cell-derived thyroid neoplasms are introduced to reflect the subtle biologic nuances involving benign non-neoplastic and low-grade neoplastic conditions. The Bethesda Thyroid Cytopathology System has simplified its terminology, updated risk of malignancy estimates, and expanded the discussions on molecular testing, clinical and imaging assessments, and pediatric cytopathology. There is now a single term for each of the 6 diagnostic categories. The American Joint Committee on Cancer has refined the staging criteria to provide improved stratification of patient prognostication. Molecular testing using next-generation technology now offers large panels of markers that are sensitive for detecting the wide range of thyroid neoplasms. These panels were developed in North America and whether other regions of the world will choose similar tests remain to be seen. Finally, metrics such as molecular-derived risk of malignancy and molecular risk group may be viewed as surrogates of resection information and used to complement diagnostics, management, and quality assurance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 6","pages":"Pages 389-396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaobing Jin MD , Xin Jing MD , Liron Pantanowitz MD, MHA , Brian S. Smola BS , Madelyn Lew MD
{"title":"Telecytology versus conventional rapid on-site evaluation for endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: a single institution’s experience","authors":"Xiaobing Jin MD , Xin Jing MD , Liron Pantanowitz MD, MHA , Brian S. Smola BS , Madelyn Lew MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Telecytology (TC) has the advantage of allowing cytopathologists to remotely support multiple sites rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) concurrently and represents a potential solution for an increased clinical demand for ROSE. In this study, we share our comparative experience of using TC versus conventional (in-person) ROSE for endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EBUS-FNA).</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>We evaluated 475 consecutive cases of EBUS-FNA that underwent TC-ROSE from May 2020 to August 2021 along with 475 consecutive cases which had conventional ROSE from November 2019 to August 2021 at the University of Michigan. Concordant rates of preliminary and final diagnoses were calculated and compared between TC and conventional methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>While there was no significant difference in preliminary diagnostic rates of nondiagnostic, benign, atypical, and malignant categories between the TC and conventional cohorts, a significantly lower proportion of TC cases received a preliminary suspicious for malignancy diagnosis (2%) compared to the conventional group (4%) (<em>P</em> = 0.03). The concordance rate of preliminary and final diagnoses in TC and conventional ROSE was 96% and 94%, respectively. The average total number of passes per procedure did not differ significantly between TC and conventional ROSE (4.9 versus 4.7). While a relatively higher number of TC-ROSE cases collected dedicated passes compared with conventional ROSE (49% versus 40%), the difference was not statistically significant.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The performance of TC-ROSE for EBUS-FNA is comparable to that of conventional ROSE with similar performance metrics and therefore can be used as a feasible substitute.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 6","pages":"Pages 431-437"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The present & future of cytopathology practice: A series of articles spanning clinical guidelines, classification schemes, and ancillary tests","authors":"Madelyn Lew MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 6","pages":"Pages 387-388"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supernatant fluid from endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for rapid next-generation sequencing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.04.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>There is an increasing demand to optimize the workflow and maximize tissue available for next-generation sequencing (NGS) for non-small cell carcinoma. We looked at transbronchial needle endobronchial ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy<span> with transbronchial needle aspiration samples and evaluated the performance of supernatant (SN) fluid processed from a dedicated aspirate collected for NGS testing.</span></p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Nineteen samples were collected and processed using a new workflow. Five aspirates were collected in formalin. One additional dedicated pass was collected fresh and centrifuged. The resulting cell pellet was added to formalin for cell block (CB) processing. DNA and RNA were extracted from concentrated SN for targeted testing using the Oncomine Precision Assay (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA). NGS results from the corresponding CB samples were used as “controls” for comparison.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty-one mutations were detected in SN (Table 1). The most frequently mutated genes were <em>TP53</em> (35%), <em>EGFR</em> (23%), <em>KRAS</em> (13%), <em>CTNNB1</em> (6%), and <em>ERBB2</em> (6%). There was 100% concordance between the mutations detected in SN and corresponding CBs with comparable variant allele frequencies. Turnaround time of NGS results was 1 day for SN compared to 4-10 days for CB.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>We were able to demonstrate the usefulness of SN for reliable rapid molecular results. We successfully incorporated the workflow for tissue handling and processing among our clinical, cytopathology<span>, and molecular teams. Molecular results were available at the same time as the cytologic diagnosis, allowing for timely reporting of a comprehensive diagnosis. This approach is particularly useful in patients with advanced disease requiring urgent management.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Pages 340-345"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141047782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert Post DO, Alaa S. Hrizat MD, Allison Goldberg MD
{"title":"Exploring the Efficacy of an Artificial Intelligence Model for Fungal Screening in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytology Specimens","authors":"Robert Post DO, Alaa S. Hrizat MD, Allison Goldberg MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Page S1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Beeter MD, Renee Eng MD, John Rogers MD, Vijayalakshmi Padmanabhan MBBS, MD, MPH, Michael Thrall MD, Dina Mody MD, Paul Christensen MD, Elizabeth Jacobi MD
{"title":"Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology with Histologic Correlation and Risk of Malignancy for Bethesda Categories: An Institutional Retrospective Review","authors":"Maria Beeter MD, Renee Eng MD, John Rogers MD, Vijayalakshmi Padmanabhan MBBS, MD, MPH, Michael Thrall MD, Dina Mody MD, Paul Christensen MD, Elizabeth Jacobi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Pages S40-S41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhinav Grover MBBS, MD, MS, Rebecca Czaja MD, MPH, Carl Dernell MD, Tamar Giorgadze MD, PhD, Juan Felix MD, Laila Nomani MD, Bryan Hunt MD
{"title":"A Quality Improvement Study to Evaluate Discordance Rates of Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion on Cervical Pap Smears with Histopathologic Correlation","authors":"Abhinav Grover MBBS, MD, MS, Rebecca Czaja MD, MPH, Carl Dernell MD, Tamar Giorgadze MD, PhD, Juan Felix MD, Laila Nomani MD, Bryan Hunt MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.058","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Pages S31-S32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henri Lagerstam BMed , Erkka Tommola MD , David Kalfert MD , Saara Kares MSc , Ivana Kholova MD, PhD, MIAC
{"title":"Milan System Salivary Gland Neoplasm of Uncertain Malignant Potential: Males and 30–69-year-olds have the Highest Risk of Malignancy","authors":"Henri Lagerstam BMed , Erkka Tommola MD , David Kalfert MD , Saara Kares MSc , Ivana Kholova MD, PhD, MIAC","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Page S35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Kernodle-Zimmer SCT(ASCP)CT(IAC), Eirinn Kelley SCT(ASCP), Marcia Carvin CT(ASCP), Jason Tseng CT(ASCP), Melissa Randolph SCT(ASCP)cm
{"title":"A Novel Technique for the Preparation of Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded Surgical and Cell Block Specimens, is Proven to be Effective for HPV Testing","authors":"Jennifer Kernodle-Zimmer SCT(ASCP)CT(IAC), Eirinn Kelley SCT(ASCP), Marcia Carvin CT(ASCP), Jason Tseng CT(ASCP), Melissa Randolph SCT(ASCP)cm","doi":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasc.2024.08.066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38262,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology","volume":"13 5","pages":"Page S36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}