2005
Upstaging based solely on positive peritoneal washing does not affect outcome in endometrial cancer
Fadare O, Mariappan MR, Hileeto D, Wang, Mcalpine JN, Rimm DL. Upstaging based solely on positive peritoneal washing does not affect outcome in endometrial cancer. Modern Pathology 2005, 18: 673-680. PMID: 15578078, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial carcinomaControl groupEndometrial cancerPeritoneal washingsPrognostic significanceStage IAge-matched control groupPositive peritoneal washingsSame histologic subtypeEndometrial carcinoma patientsPeritoneal washing cytologyProgression of diseaseExtra-uterine tumoursSingle-site studyExtrauterine diseasePositive washingsAbnormal cytologyAdjuvant therapySurgical stagingPositive cytologyCarcinoma patientsHistologic subtypeWashing cytologyHistologic evidenceIntraperitoneal disease
2003
Detection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization.
King BL, Tsai SC, Gryga ME, D'Aquila TG, Seelig SA, Morrison LE, Jacobson KK, Legator MS, Ward DC, Rimm DL, Phillips RF. Detection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 1509-16. PMID: 12684427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal lavageMalignant casesBenign casesBreast lesionsBreast cellsInvasive breast cancerInterphase fluorescenceBreast cancer progressionAbnormal cytologyLavage cellsSitu hybridizationBreast surgeryBreast cancerEarly neoplasiaConventional cytologyLavageGenetic abnormalitiesCancer progressionNew modalityNumeric changesSitu hybridization analysisSurgeryLesionsCytologyAbnormalities