2023
Respiratory Tract
Sardana R, Cai G. Respiratory Tract. 2023, 189-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory tractNeedle aspirationKey cytomorphologic featuresCommon inflammatory conditionSpectrum of diagnosesTransbronchial needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationFalse-negative diagnosesBronchoalveolar lavageClinical symptomsBronchial washPulmonary pathologyInflammatory conditionsRespiratory cytologyBrush smearsCytomorphologic featuresCytological evaluationCytologic specimensInfectious diseasesDiagnosisTractDiagnostic processAspirationInitial investigationLavageUtility 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
2019
Improved Diagnostic Yield and Specimen Quality With Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Forceps Biopsies: A Retrospective Analysis
Ray AS, Li C, Murphy TE, Cai G, Araujo KLB, Bramley K, DeBiasi EM, Pisani MA, Cortopassi IO, Puchalski JT. Improved Diagnostic Yield and Specimen Quality With Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Forceps Biopsies: A Retrospective Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 894-901. PMID: 31593653, PMCID: PMC9376016, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard of careTransbronchial needle aspirationDiagnostic yieldHilar lymphadenopathyEndobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspirationMediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathySolid organ malignanciesHigh diagnostic yieldGood tissue qualitySpecimen qualityForceps biopsyEBUS-TBNAParenchymal findingsPreprocedural imagingEndobronchial ultrasoundNeedle aspirationRetrospective analysisLymphadenopathyDiagnostic criteriaPatient basisDisease processTissue acquisitionPatientsClinical scenariosSarcoidosisEconomics, Regulations, and Trends in Practice
Levi A, Cai G. Economics, Regulations, and Trends in Practice. 2019, 407-412. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21799-0_15.Chapters- Metastatic tumorsLiver lesionsCore needle biopsyFine-needle aspirationHepatocyte lesionsPrimary tumorDefinite diagnosisDiagnostic challengeNeedle biopsyAncillary studiesHepatocellular carcinomaNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresDiagnostic pitfallsLesion lesionsLesionsCytological featuresTumorsBiopsyMorphologic comparisonCholangiocarcinomaCarcinomaLiverDiagnosis
- Lung lesionsNon-small cell carcinomaNon-hematopoietic tumorsMediastinal lymph nodesFine-needle aspirationLymph nodesCell carcinomaHematopoietic lesionsNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresDiagnostic pitfallsMolecular testingLesionsAppropriate specimen triageSpecimen triageSite evaluationBiopsyCarcinomaLungTumorsTriage
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