Accurate distinction between small-cell and non-small-cell carcinomas of the lung has crucial therapeutic significance. In recent years, cytologic examinations including fine needle aspiration (FNA), ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...