Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration by Ghassan Tranesh, Aziza Nassar

“…Chordomas may pose difficult diagnostic challenges when encountered in secondary locations, such as lungs or other parenchymatous organs. We report the cytologic findings of a metastatic chordoma sampled through CT-scan guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of lower lobe lung nodule in a 54-year-old man diagnosed with recurrent chordoma involving the lumber spine and paraspinal region.…”
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Filariasis of Stensen’s Duct: An Index Case by Eishaan K. Bhargava, Nikhil Arora, Varun Rai, Ravi Meher, Prerna Arora, Ruchika Juneja

“…We report a never before reported case of filariasis of the main parotid duct in a 25-year-old male that resolved on medical management, exemplifying the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion and careful examination of cytological smears in endemic countries, allowing for an early diagnosis and treatment, decreasing the morbidity of this debilitating disease.…”
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Cesarean Scar Endometriosis: An Uncommon Surgical Complication on the Rise? Case Report and Literature Review by Imane Khachani, Abdelhai Filali Adib, Rachid Bezad

“…Its physiopathology is complex; its symptomatology is rich and diverse but thorough clinical examination along with ultrasound imaging and potentially pretherapeutic cytologic evaluation are usually efficient in diagnosing the condition. …”
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SEVERE INTRAEPITHELIAL LESIONS OF THE CERVICAL SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY (CLINICAL CASES) by Юлия Сергеевна Фролова, Екатерина Владимировна Грищенко, Любовь Борисовна Николаева, Светлана Ивановна Елгина, Елена Владимировна Рудаева, Кира Борисовна Мозес

“…During pregnancy, physiological changes in the tissues of the cervix occur, which are reflected in the cytological picture of the smears. The risk factors, prevalence and rate of development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia during pregnancy are comparable to similar changes observed in non-pregnant patients. …”
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Unusual Clinical and Pathological Features in Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall by Rosario Caltabiano, Gaetano Magro, Lidia Puzzo, Enrico Vasquez, Rocco De Pasquale

“…The previously reported cytological dysplasia was better regarded reactive rather than neoplastic, likely as the result to the inflammatory injury.…”
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Analysis of Misdiagnosis of 4 Cases of Tuberculosis of Thyroid and Literature Review by De-Tao Yin, Wenxun Wu, Shengli Cao, Hongqiang Li

“…The atypical manifestation of tuberculosis of thyroid suggested that it is important to reinforce the knowledge of this disease. Cytological examination by fine-needle aspirate biopsy was helpful to the diagnosis. …”
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Sigmoid Colon Masquerading as an Adnexal Neoplasm by Laura Bratton, Rabih Salloum, Wenqing Cao, Aaron R. Huber

“…There are established criteria for the diagnosis of malignant solitary fibrous tumor including ≥4 mitotic figures per 10 high-power fields, increased cellularity, cytologic atypia, infiltrative margins, and/or necrosis. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Ecuadorian Women on Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention by María Teresa Peñaherrera Ron, Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, José Sixto Calvopiña del Castillo

“…In general, ecuadorian women undergo gynecological and cytological examinations, although they use breast ultrasound and mammography less frequently. …”
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Features of Differential Diagnosis of Breast Implant Rupture and Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma by A. A. Nekrasov, N. P. Korableva, N. S. Romanenkov, A. G. Grigoryan, Ya. V. Cekhmistro

“…Such patients examining algorithm should include breast ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, puncture of the breast under sonographic navigation, cytological examination of the obtained fluid. In cases of suspected BI-ALCL a total capsulectomy should be performed during surgery with subsequent histological, immunohistochemical examination of the removed tissue. …”
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Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Patient with Worsening Ascites after Liver Transplantation by Harsh D. Patel, Moises I. Nevah Rubin

“…This case involves a 63-year-old male with history of LT for chronic HCV induced cirrhosis who presented with abdominal distension related to worsening ascites. Cytological ascitic fluid analysis revealed EBV (+) malignant cells without a malignant focal point on imaging. …”
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Investigating a Case of Recurrent Pleural Effusion by Patrícia Rodrigues, Maria Neves, João Pedro Ferreira, Miguel Araújo Abreu, Fernanda Almeida

“…The pleural fluid was an exudate, rich in normal lymphocytes, and the echocardiogram, chest computerized axial tomography, and immunological, microbiological and cytological studies were negative. The patient had been taking bromocriptine, which can be related to chronic pleural effusions. …”
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Mixed Medullary-Follicular Carcinoma of the Thyroid by Maasumeh Tohidi, Gholamreza Pourbehi, Mohammad Bahmanyar, Seyed Sajjad Eghbali, Mohammadreza Kalantar Hormozi, Iraj Nabipour

“…It is necessary to correlate the cytological finding with serum calcitonin and thyroglobulin. …”
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The Effect of Primary Fixation with Standard Postfixation and the Duration of Hydrolysis on Nuclear Features in Image Cytometry by Margareta Fležar, Alexei Doudkine, Marija Us-Krašovec

“…The effect of three primary fixation procedures, used in the preparation of routine cytological samples: air-drying, Delaunay, and Saccomanno fixation, with postfixation in modified Böhm–Sprenger fixative, on nuclear features as a function of hydrolysis time is reported. …”
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Giant Nonfunctioning Parathyroid Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Eoin F. Cleere, Mel Corbett, Anne-Marie Quinn, Thavakumar Subramaniam

“…Diagnosis of parathyroid cysts is challenging, and despite thorough radiological and cytological investigation, they are often mistaken for thyroid pathology. …”
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A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis by Sonam Sharma, Leelavathi Dawson

“…Among them, thymic carcinoma is the most aggressive thymic epithelial tumor exhibiting cytological malignant features and a diversity of clinicopathological characteristics that can cause diagnostic dilemmas, misdiagnosis, and therapeutic challenge. …”
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Undifferentiated Malignant Neoplasm Involving Parotid and Thyroid: Sampling and PAX8 Cross-Reactivity Can Obscure the Diagnosis of Lymphoma by Elizabeth W. Hubbard, Laurentia Nodit, Stuart Van Meter

“…We report a case of a cytologically undifferentiated malignant neoplasm clinically presenting as masses involving thyroid and parotid. …”
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Respiratory Failure Associated with Ascariasis in a Patient with Immunodeficiency by Lanocha Aleksandra, Zdziarska Barbara, Lanocha-Arendarczyk Natalia, Kosik-Bogacka Danuta, Guzicka-Kazimierczak Renata, Marzec-Lewenstein Ewa

“…A 66-year-old Polish male was admitted in December 2012 to the Department of Haematology in a fairly good general condition. On the basis of cytological, cytochemical, immunophenotypic, and cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow, the patient was diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia. …”
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First autochthonous case of Opisthorchis felineus in Austria by Lisa-Maria Kulmer, Maria Sophia Unterköfler, Yasamin Vali, Ilse Schwendenwein, Nicole Luckschander-Zeller

“…Eggs of O. felineus were detected by routine cytological examination of bile smears and PCR confirmed O. felineus. …”
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Tumor venéreo transmissível canino com resistência quimioterápica e metástase esplênica. Relato de caso by A. P. Duzanski, A. D. Ortiz, H. B. Fêo, M. W. Fonseca, M. M. Flórez, L. T Rodrigues, F. Michelon, N. S. Rocha

“…We describe herein a genital mixed TVTC case with metastases at spleen and failure at vincristine sulfate chemotherapeutic treatment in a five years old Australian Cattle Dog female. After the cytological, histological and cytogenetic diagnostic, the primary tumor was still characterized in progression phase and showed low major histocompatibility complex expression MHC (4,4 ± 2% class I e 11 ± 4,1% class II. …”
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Bone-spicule pattern in retinitis pigmentosa by Krzysztof Eder, Rafał Leszczyński, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek, Paulina Langosz, Sebastian Sirek

“…The macroscopic image of the fundus is a result of the migration of cells from damaged retinal pigment epithelium, which is additionally characterized by abnormalities at the cytological level. The specific taxic factors triggering the distinct pattern of cell migration in this disease remain unclear. …”
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