2019
- Metastatic tumorsLiver lesionsCore needle biopsyFine-needle aspirationHepatocyte lesionsPrimary tumorDefinite diagnosisDiagnostic challengeNeedle biopsyAncillary studiesHepatocellular carcinomaNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresDiagnostic pitfallsLesion lesionsLesionsCytological featuresTumorsBiopsyMorphologic comparisonCholangiocarcinomaCarcinomaLiverDiagnosis
2016
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of secondary tumors involving the pancreas: An institution's experience
Alomari AK, Ustun B, Aslanian HR, Ge X, Chhieng D, Cai G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of secondary tumors involving the pancreas: An institution's experience. CytoJournal 2016, 13: 1. PMID: 26955395, PMCID: PMC4763477, DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.173585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationSecondary tumorsAncillary studiesPrior historyDiagnostic pitfallsEndoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration diagnosisUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationLarge B-cell lymphomaFine needle aspiration diagnosisCommon metastatic tumorsRenal cell carcinomaB-cell lymphomaFine-needle aspirationPrimary pancreatic carcinomaMetastatic sarcomaClinical presentationSecondary involvementInstitution experienceLymphoproliferative disordersMetastatic carcinomaCell carcinomaMean ageMetastatic tumorsLung carcinomaCell neoplasms
2013
Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
Cai G, Wong R, Chhieng D, Levy GH, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Puchalski JT, Homer RJ, Hui P. Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 121: 500-507. PMID: 23495083, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisDNA, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene RearrangementHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsALK gene rearrangementMetastatic lung adenocarcinomaEGFR mutationsKRAS mutationsMetastatic tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinomaCytological specimensGene rearrangementsMolecular testsMolecular alterationsKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutationsALK gene rearrangement analysisAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangementEGFR T790M mutationRat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutationsCases of lungT790M mutationImportant therapeutic implicationsFine needle aspiratesGene rearrangement analysisCell block materialGrowth factor receptorRecurrent lungRecurrent adenocarcinoma