{"title":"Adenosquamous carcinoma arising within a long-standing intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst in an adult presenting with hyponatraemia.","authors":"Adeyinka Akinsanya, Sheila Segura, Harvey Cramer, Hector Mesa","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 74-year-old woman's persistent hyponatraemia led to the discovery of an adenosquamous carcinoma within an intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst (IPBC), diagnosed 59 years prior. This is the first reported case of such a transformation in an IPBC. An adenosquamous carcinoma, originating from an intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst identified 59 years prior, was discovered during the workup for a patient's unexplained, persistent hyponatraemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13447
Kotaro Takeda, Catherine Gereg, Xiaoying Liu, Weijie Ma, Mayara Bearse, Haiming Tang, Isabela Delfino, Eric Huang, Xiaoqi Lin, Jocelyn B Chandler, He Wang
{"title":"Higher sensitivity of pericardial fluid cytology than biopsy in malignant effusions with potential explanation of false-negative cytology: A multi-institutional analysis.","authors":"Kotaro Takeda, Catherine Gereg, Xiaoying Liu, Weijie Ma, Mayara Bearse, Haiming Tang, Isabela Delfino, Eric Huang, Xiaoqi Lin, Jocelyn B Chandler, He Wang","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13447","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Malignant pericardial effusions are associated with a poor prognosis. Pericardial fluid cytology and pericardial biopsy are the primary methods for diagnosis. This study aimed to conduct a multi-institutional analysis to compare the diagnostic sensitivity of cytology and biopsy, and to investigate potential explanations for false-negative results in cytology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of pericardial fluid cytology cases with concurrent biopsy was conducted across four different institutions. Results were compared using standard statistical methods with attention to sensitivity and histologic distribution. False-negative cytology cases were investigated for further exploration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 309 cases were collected, of which 99 (32.0%) were confirmed malignant through repeat sampling or clinical history. Pericardial fluid cytology and biopsy identified 84 and 64 malignant cases, respectively. Our findings confirmed significantly higher sensitivity of cytology compared to biopsy (84.8% vs 65.7%). The most common sites of origin were lung, breast, and gastrointestinal, with adenocarcinoma being the most prevalent histologic subtype. Histologic review of 12 false-negative cytology cases revealed three key explanations; lymphoma was the most common missed diagnosis (33.3%); fibrinous pericarditis obscures neoplastic cells on the pericardial surface; and pericardial involvement can be seen without extension into the pericardial space.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated diagnostic superiority of pericardial fluid cytology over biopsy in the evaluation of malignant pericardial effusions. We identified several limitations in fluid cytology causing false negatives. In the context of an underlying malignancy with pericardial effusion, pathologists should consider immunohistochemistry studies to aid on the diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13444
Jesus Vega-Gonzalez, Montserrat de la Torre Serrano, Ana María Colino Gallardo, Antolina Rodriguez Moreno, Mª Jesús Fernández-Aceñero
{"title":"Incidental finding in urine cytology in a patient with chronic renal disease.","authors":"Jesus Vega-Gonzalez, Montserrat de la Torre Serrano, Ana María Colino Gallardo, Antolina Rodriguez Moreno, Mª Jesús Fernández-Aceñero","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13444","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An incidental finding in urine smears from a patient with a presumptive diagnosis of an IgA mesangial nephropathy is presented. A possible example of the potential value of urine cytology in functional renal disorders. We report a case of an incidental finding in urine cytology from a patient with a presumptive diagnosis of an IgA mesangial glomerulonephritis, previously diagnosed as atypical urothelial cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-14DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13443
Sudha Sharma, Madhuri Dadwal, V. Anish Chandran
{"title":"An unusual cyst at an unusual site in an adult","authors":"Sudha Sharma, Madhuri Dadwal, V. Anish Chandran","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142264824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13442
Samuel López‐Muñoz, Borja Sánchez‐Cordon, Mario Taravilla‐Loma, Isabel Esteban‐Rodríguez
{"title":"Cytopathological findings of granular cell glioblastoma in intraoperative squash smear preparations: A case report","authors":"Samuel López‐Muñoz, Borja Sánchez‐Cordon, Mario Taravilla‐Loma, Isabel Esteban‐Rodríguez","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13442","url":null,"abstract":"Granular cell glioblastoma is a rare subtype of IDH‐wildtype glioblastoma, which may mimic benign macrophage‐rich brain lesions during intraoperative consultation. Few studies have previously discussed its cytopathological features with special attention to the differential diagnosis during intraoperative consultation. After a comparative analysis of previously reported cases, we found that some cytopathological findings can be useful to differentiate granular tumour cells from macrophages and other central nervous system tumours, although their presentation is not constant and clinical and radiological correlation is always critical.","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142264825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-09DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13441
Montserrat De La Torre Serrano, Lorenzo Alarcón García, Ana María Colino Gallardo, Jesus Vega-Gonzalez, María Reyes Bergillos Giménez, Desiré Hernandez Martinez, Alejandro Garcia Egido, María Cruz Iglesias Moreno, Pablo Pérez-Alonso, José Carlos Plaza Hernandez, M Jesús Fernández-Aceñero
{"title":"Striated duct adenoma: The cytological description of a rare entity.","authors":"Montserrat De La Torre Serrano, Lorenzo Alarcón García, Ana María Colino Gallardo, Jesus Vega-Gonzalez, María Reyes Bergillos Giménez, Desiré Hernandez Martinez, Alejandro Garcia Egido, María Cruz Iglesias Moreno, Pablo Pérez-Alonso, José Carlos Plaza Hernandez, M Jesús Fernández-Aceñero","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Striated duct adenoma is a benign salivary gland tumour recently recognized by the World Health Organization. To date, no report has described the cytological features of this entity.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with a tumour in the right parotid gland with a diameter greater than 2.4 cm confirmed by imaging tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two fine-needle aspiration cytologies (FNAC) were performed with inconclusive results, reporting epithelioid and spindle-shaped cellularity, with little stroma, and nuclei with abundant pseudoinclusions. Myoepithelioma and Schwannoma were proposed as differential diagnoses. An immunocytochemical panel was performed, showing positivity for S-100, SOX10, CK7 and vimentin, and negativity for both myoepithelial (p63 and calponin) and thyroid markers. In the absence of a conclusive diagnosis, the patient accepted surgery. The biopsy results confirmed diagnosis of striated duct adenoma, with immunohistochemical features superimposable to cytology.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Little information is available in the literature, both on biopsy and, more strikingly, on cytology of this neoplasm. The aim of this work is to provide cytological characteristics that allow diagnosis of this entity with FNAC and thus avoid unnecessary surgeries.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13440
Didem Turcan, Evrim Yilmaz, Berat Acu, Mustafa Fuat Acikalin
{"title":"Malignant melanoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration in cases presenting with parotid mass.","authors":"Didem Turcan, Evrim Yilmaz, Berat Acu, Mustafa Fuat Acikalin","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>One of the most common malignancies that metastasize to the parotid glands and associated lymph nodes is cutaneous melanoma. Although fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is well established for diagnosing primary salivary gland tumours, there is limited literature on its role in diagnosing metastatic lesions.</p><p><strong>Aims and objectives: </strong>This study aims to investigate the cytomorphological features of malignant melanoma diagnosed by FNA in cases presenting with a parotid mass.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We present the clinical and cytomorphological findings of four cases. Conventional FNA biopsy smears and cell blocks were performed using standard techniques and for the differential diagnosis, a panel of immunohistochemical markers was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The patients included three females and one male, aged 54 to 77. FNA biopsies revealed atypical cells with large, hyperchromatic, pleomorphic nuclei, some of which exhibited prominent nucleoli. Plasmacytoid and oncocytic morphologies were also observed. Numerous mitotic figures were noted. Immunohistochemical staining showed HMB-45, S100 positivity in all cases. SOX10, MART-1 and MITF positivity were also observed. Three of the four patients had no history or suspected lesions of melanoma at the time of FNA diagnosis. The absence of melanin pigment complicated the diagnosis, but immunostains confirmed malignant melanoma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Diagnosing malignant melanoma by FNA can be challenging, especially when the melanoma is in an unusual site, cytological findings are ambiguous, and there is no history of cutaneous melanoma. Accurate diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion and the use of appropriate immunohistochemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The diagnostic conundrum of hyper eosinophilia—Sheer tenacity of a parasite","authors":"Achyuta Perugu, Ridhima Aggarwal, Anjali Aggarwal, Nalini Gupta, Sumeeta Khurana, Anju Gupta, Akshay Saxena","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13438","DOIUrl":"10.1111/cyt.13438","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present an interesting and rare case of <i>Capillaria hepatica</i> infection in a 2-year-old boy, who presented with fever, rash, hepatomegaly and peripheral eosinophilia. FNAC of hepatic lesion showed parasitic eggs and PCR from the aspirate confirmed the diagnosis. We describe the cytomorphological features and provide educational multiple-choice questions related to the topic.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytopathologyPub Date : 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13427
Tatiana Wannmacher Lepper, Renata Ferreira Prigol, Ana Laura Ferrares Espinosa, Igor Cavalcante Guedes, Maikel Maciel Rönnau, Natália Batista Daroit, Alex Nogueira Haas, Fernanda Visioli, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto, Pantelis Varvaki Rados
{"title":"Oral cancer screening using cytopathology: An advanced proposal with the Bethesda classification.","authors":"Tatiana Wannmacher Lepper, Renata Ferreira Prigol, Ana Laura Ferrares Espinosa, Igor Cavalcante Guedes, Maikel Maciel Rönnau, Natália Batista Daroit, Alex Nogueira Haas, Fernanda Visioli, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto, Pantelis Varvaki Rados","doi":"10.1111/cyt.13427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oral cancer screening requires analysis capable of detecting changes preceding the clinical manifestation. Oral cytopathology studies as an oral cancer screening have shown promising results. This study aims to evaluate the use of cytopathology in a quali-quantitative analysis using Papanicoloau staining.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four experimental groups were evaluated: control (CG), exposed to carcinogens (EG), potentially malignant disorder with and without epithelial dysplasia (D-OPMDG and ND-OPMDG) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCCG). Oral smears were collected using a Cytobrush® and conventional exfoliative cytology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Oral Papanicolaou smears from 143 individuals were analysed in 8100 images. Qualitatively, non-lesional groups exhibited minimal suspected cases (20% in CG and 5% in EG), in the OPMD groups the ability to identify altered cells was low (40% in D-OPMDG and 0% in ND-OPMDG). Conversely, a notable 100% accuracy was achieved in the OSCCG. Quantitatively, a higher percentage of anucleated and a lower percentage of intermediate cells were observed in the OPMDG; a higher proportion of parabasal/suspicious cells was observed in OSCCG. The optimal threshold for improved accuracy in detecting suspected malignancies occurs when the count of parabasal/suspicious cells exceeds 8/100 cells examined. Cytomorphometric analysis revealed a higher nucleus/cytoplasm ratio (N/C) in OSCCG, with a best cutoff point indicating enhanced accuracy in discerning suspected malignancies when exceeding 17% of cells exhibiting this elevated ratio.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is possible to suggest updates in cytomorphometric and quantitative analysis in the modified Bethesda system for the oral cavity including objective criteria in the risk classification, therefore improving oral cancer screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":55187,"journal":{"name":"Cytopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}