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
2000
The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma.
Dillon DA, Johnson CC, Topazian MD, Tallini G, Rimm DL, Costa JC. The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma. The Cancer Journal 2000, 6: 294-301. PMID: 11079168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesBile duct brushingsCytologic diagnosisPositive predictive valueCommon bile duct brushingsDuct brushingsPancreatobiliary carcinomaPredictive valueMutation patternsBiliary tract carcinomaPrevious retrospective studyAvailable clinical informationConsecutive clinical specimensDefinitive cytologic diagnosisPolymerase chain reaction/single-strand conformation polymorphism analysisRoutine cytologic diagnosisPositive cytologyRetrospective studySuspicious morphologyCytologic evaluationSuspicious cytologyPancreatobiliary tractClinical informationMorphologic diagnosisNeoplastic cells