2013
Evaluation of endobronchial ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspirations (EBUS‐FNA): Correlation with adequacy and histologic follow‐up
Karunamurthy A, Cai G, Dacic S, Khalbuss WE, Pantanowitz L, Monaco SE. Evaluation of endobronchial ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspirations (EBUS‐FNA): Correlation with adequacy and histologic follow‐up. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 122: 23-32. PMID: 24127207, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationLymph nodesFine-needle aspirationDiagnostic yieldN1 lymph nodesN2 lymph nodesNegative cytologic diagnosisHilar lymph nodesMediastinal lymph nodesOverall diagnostic yieldChance of malignancyHigh diagnostic yieldNegative predictive valueFalse-negative diagnosesClinicopathologic findingsMediastinal lesionsLymphoid tissueInvasive modalitiesCytologic diagnosisPredictive valueUnsatisfactory casesGreater riskHistologicDiagnostic material
2011
The cytomorphologic spectrum of salivary gland type tumors in the lung and mediastinum: A report of 16 patients
Monaco SE, Khalbuss WE, Ustinova E, Liang A, Cai G. The cytomorphologic spectrum of salivary gland type tumors in the lung and mediastinum: A report of 16 patients. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2011, 40: 1062-1070. PMID: 21591276, DOI: 10.1002/dc.21733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary gland-type tumorsMucoepidermoid carcinomaPrimary tumorType tumorsPolymorphous low-grade adenocarcinomaCommon histological subtypeAspiration cytology specimensDiagnosis of ACCSalivary duct carcinomaLow-grade adenocarcinomaMinor salivary glandsCytomorphologic spectrumDuct carcinomaHistological subtypesBasaloid tumorsCystic carcinomaCytomorphologic featuresSoft palateGrade adenocarcinomaDiagnostic pitfallsNasal cavityCytology casesCytology specimensMediastinumTumors