2019
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Submandibular Gland Cytopathology: An international, multi‐institutional study
Maleki Z, Baloch Z, Lu R, Shafique K, Song SJ, Viswanathan K, Rao RA, Lefler H, Fatima A, Wiles A, Jo VY, Wang H, Fadda G, Powers CN, Ali SZ, Pantanowitz L, Siddiqui MT, Nayar R, Klijanienko J, Barkan GA, Krane JF, Rossi ED, Callegari F, Kholová I, Bongiovanni M, Faquin WC, Pusztaszeri MP. Application of the Milan System for Reporting Submandibular Gland Cytopathology: An international, multi‐institutional study. Cancer Cytopathology 2019, 127: 306-315. PMID: 31050186, PMCID: PMC7404554, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleChildChild, PreschoolCytodiagnosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth FacilitiesHumansInfantInternational AgenciesMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedPrecancerous ConditionsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSubmandibular GlandYoung Adult
2017
“Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability
Maleki Z, Miller JA, Arab SE, Fadda G, Bo P, Wise O, Rossi ED, Jhala N, Ashish C, Ali SZ, Wang H. “Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability. Cancer Cytopathology 2017, 126: 94-100. PMID: 29053216, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of malignancySalivary gland FNAsFNA specimensExact testSuspicious casesFine needle aspiration cytologyEpithelial metaplastic changesSignificant interinstitutional variabilityTertiary medical centerFisher's exact testSalivary gland neoplasmsSalivary gland lesionsSFM categoryMetaplastic changesMalignancy categoryConclusive diagnosisMalignant tumorsAspiration cytologyMedical CenterFNA casesIndeterminate resultsSFM groupGland neoplasmsSpecific neoplasmsGland lesions“Atypical” salivary gland fine needle aspiration: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability
Wang H, Malik A, Maleki Z, Rossi ED, Ping B, Chandra A, Ali SZ, Fadda G, Wang J, Arab SE, Zhao H, Jhala N. “Atypical” salivary gland fine needle aspiration: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2017, 45: 1088-1094. PMID: 28960946, DOI: 10.1002/dc.23826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of malignancyFine-needle aspirationSalivary gland fine-needle aspirationMalignant tumorsNeedle aspirationTertiary medical centerSalivary gland lesionsHistological resectionSalivary Gland CytopathologyBenign tumorsMedical CenterAtypical diagnosisBenign neoplasmsBenign lesionsFNA yieldGland lesionsInterinstitutional variabilityDiagnostic categoriesMorphologic heterogeneityDiagnosisTumorsMilan SystemVariable practiceMalignancyLesions
2014
Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of secondary neoplasms of the thyroid gland: A multi‐institutional study of 62 cases
Pusztaszeri M, Wang H, Cibas ES, Powers CN, Bongiovanni M, Ali S, Khurana KK, Michaels PJ, Faquin WC. Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of secondary neoplasms of the thyroid gland: A multi‐institutional study of 62 cases. Cancer Cytopathology 2014, 123: 19-29. PMID: 25369542, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspiration biopsySquamous cell carcinomaThyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsySecondary neoplasmsAncillary studiesAspiration biopsyThyroid glandAccuracy of FNABMean patient ageMean tumor sizeUnknown primary siteUseful ancillary studiesMulti-institutional studyPatient ageInitial diagnosisTumor sizeCell carcinomaClinical historyPrimary tumorMedical recordsDiagnostic difficultiesMean intervalCystic carcinomaPrimary siteAdenocarcinoma