2024
TERT promoter mutations and additional molecular alterations in thyroid fine-needle aspiration specimens: A multi-institutional study with histopathologic follow-up
Abi-Raad R, Shi Q, Chen F, Antony V, Hsiao W, Simsir A, Liu X, Brandler T, Cai G. TERT promoter mutations and additional molecular alterations in thyroid fine-needle aspiration specimens: A multi-institutional study with histopathologic follow-up. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, aqae117. PMID: 39250709, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTERT promoter mutationsHistopathologic follow-upFine-needle aspirationTERT mutationsMolecular alterationsFollow-upPromoter mutationsThyroid carcinomaFine-needle aspiration diagnosisFine-needle aspiration specimensThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensBenign thyroid neoplasmsSurgical follow-upAssociated with malignancyMulti-institutional studyThyroSeq v3Thyroid neoplasmsAspiration specimensTumor behaviorMalignant neoplasmsCarcinomaMalignancyNeoplasmsThyroidMutations
2022
Ki‐67 index assessment on FNA specimens of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: Correlation with mitotic rate and potential predictive value for risk stratification
Wang X, Abi‐Raad R, Tang H, Cai G. Ki‐67 index assessment on FNA specimens of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: Correlation with mitotic rate and potential predictive value for risk stratification. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 130: 974-982. PMID: 35876606, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsKi-67 indexHigh mitotic rateLow mitotic rateCell block sectionsMitotic rateMitotic countRisk stratificationStromal tumorsSurgical specimensRisk of GISTCytology specimensMean Ki-67 indexPotential predictive valueBlock sectionsFine-needle aspiration specimensKi-67 immunostainLMR groupSurgical resectionDistal esophagusTumor sizeSpindle cellsGIST casesFNA specimensPredictive value
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 passesSarcoidosisGranulomas