2023
Urinary Tract Cytology
Cai G. Urinary Tract Cytology. 2023, 11-34. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue
Sardana R, Abi‐Raad R, Adeniran A, Cai G. Utility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue. Cytopathology 2023, 34: 597-602. PMID: 37534757, DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid tissueFine-needle aspirationPTH casesClinicopathological characteristicsCytomorphological featuresThyroid lesionsThinPrep slidesFine needle aspiration diagnosisNeck soft tissuePatients' clinicopathological characteristicsNeedle aspiration diagnosisNegative predictive valueClinical suspicionStudy cohortPathology databaseRetrospective studyDiagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisInstitutional experienceNeedle aspirationCytological diagnosisFNA casesAspiration diagnosisPredictive valueAdjunct test
2022
Atypical Carcinoid Tumor Versus Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Yoon E, Cai G. Atypical Carcinoid Tumor Versus Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. Practical Anatomic Pathology 2022, 75-81. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14402-8_14.ChaptersLarge cell neuroendocrine carcinomaSmall cell carcinomaAtypical carcinoidNeuroendocrine carcinomaTypical carcinoidHigh-grade malignant neoplasmIntermediate-grade malignancyAtypical carcinoid tumorPulmonary neuroendocrine tumorsSmall biopsy specimensClinical characteristicsCarcinoid tumorsClinicopathologic differencesMalignant neoplasmsNeuroendocrine tumorsBiopsy specimensDifferential diagnosis
2019
Mediastinum
Abi-Raad R, Cai G. Mediastinum. 2019, 305-323. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21799-0_11.ChaptersThymic epithelial tumorsGerm cell tumorsFine-needle aspiration specimensEndoscopic ultrasound-guided samplingNeedle aspiration specimensUltrasound-guided samplingDistant metastasisPrimary neoplasmsNeurogenic tumorsCell tumorsDifferential diagnosisDiagnostic yieldEpithelial tumorsMalignant lesionsRadiologic informationAspiration specimensDiagnostic entityMediastinumPreliminary diagnosisAdditional studiesTumorsDiagnosisAdditional passesSarcoidosisGranulomasGastrointestinal Tract
Abi-Raad R, Cai G. Gastrointestinal Tract. 2019, 365-384. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21799-0_13.ChaptersGastrointestinal tract lesionsTract lesionsUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytologyEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytologyFine needle aspiration cytologyGastrointestinal stromal tumorsKey cytologic featuresNeedle aspiration cytologySubmucosal lesionsStromal tumorsBarrett's esophagusAppropriate triageGastric adenocarcinomaAncillary studiesDifferential diagnosisAspiration cytologyCytologic featuresEUS-FNAGastrointestinal tractAspiration materialIntestinal tractPreliminary diagnosisLesionsDiagnosisImmediate evaluation
2018
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in the Lower Respiratory Tract: A Cytopathologist's Perspective
Baldassarri RJ, Kumar D, Baldassarri S, Cai G. Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in the Lower Respiratory Tract: A Cytopathologist's Perspective. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2018, 143: 683-694. PMID: 30203986, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0573-ra.BooksConceptsLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsLower respiratory tractRespiratory tractTract infectionsCommon organismDifferential diagnosisCytomorphologic featuresInfectious diseasesGeneral clinical characteristicsOrganism identificationClinical characteristicsImmunosuppressed patientsRespiratory cytologyAncillary testingCausative organismClinical informationConfident diagnosisAncillary testsPubMed searchInfectious agentsAccurate diagnosisDiagnosisInfectionAncillary methods
2013
Performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Bernstein J, Ustun B, Alomari A, Bao F, Aslanian HR, Siddiqui U, Chhieng D, Cai G. Performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. CytoJournal 2013, 10: 10. PMID: 23858320, PMCID: PMC3709383, DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.112648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationNeuroendocrine tumorsNeedle aspirationCytological diagnosisMucinous cystic neoplasmSmall-sized tumorsDiagnosis of neoplasmRetrospective studyCystic neoplasmsRare tumorDefinite diagnosisDifferential diagnosisSized tumorsFNA diagnosisCytomorphologic featuresAtypical diagnosisDiagnostic pitfallsPatientsDiscrepant casesTumorsImmunocytochemical studyDiagnosis