2022
Breast implant‐associated anaplastic large‐cell lymphoma: A series of two case reports diagnosed by cytopathology
Hrones M, Harigopal M, Xu M, Abi‐Raad R. Breast implant‐associated anaplastic large‐cell lymphoma: A series of two case reports diagnosed by cytopathology. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2022, 51: e25-e27. PMID: 36066320, DOI: 10.1002/dc.25052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphomaImplant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphomaRare T-cell lymphomaAnaplastic large cell lymphomaPeri-implant effusionT-cell lymphomaLarge cell lymphomaCommon presentationDefinite treatmentBetter prognosisCase reportCytopathologic findingsCytopathologic analysisImplant removalEarly diagnosisFluid collectionBreast implantsCytopathological examinationLymphomaReportPatientsPrognosisEffusionDiseaseDiagnosis
2020
Epithelium Involving Bilateral Axillary Lymph Nodes: Metastasis, Misplaced, or Mullerian!
Singh K, Sardana R, Quddus MR, Harigopal M. Epithelium Involving Bilateral Axillary Lymph Nodes: Metastasis, Misplaced, or Mullerian! International Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2020, 29: 284-288. PMID: 32924678, DOI: 10.1177/1066896920958121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSentinel lymph nodesBilateral axillary lymph nodesAxillary sentinel lymph nodesAxillary lymph nodesFrozen section examinationLymph nodesDifferential diagnosisEpithelial depositsSection examinationBreast cancer stagingNodal depositsCancer stagingHistological evaluationEpithelial restsEndosalpingiosisFirst caseDiagnosisEpitheliumExaminationMetastasisStagingMullerian
2018
Spiculated Masses
Andrejeva L, Geisel J, Harigopal M. Spiculated Masses. 2018, 211-236. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190270261.003.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpiculated massesDifferential diagnosisFindings of malignancyClinical management recommendationsRadiology-pathology correlationBenign diagnosisBenign lesionsMalignant lesionsClinical featuresClinical historyDense lesionsTumor cellsBenign massesNormal tissuesImaging protocolLesionsSharp linesDiagnosisMammography
2016
Metastatic thyroid carcinoma presenting as malignant pleural effusion: A cytologic review of 5 cases
Vyas M, Harigopal M. Metastatic thyroid carcinoma presenting as malignant pleural effusion: A cytologic review of 5 cases. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2016, 44: 1085-1089. PMID: 27456348, DOI: 10.1002/dc.23547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic thyroid carcinomaThyroid transcription factor-1Pleural fluidThyroid carcinomaMalignant pleural effusionPleural effusionTranscription factor 1Thyroid originImmunohistochemical stainsLung adenocarcinomaCarcinomaRight diagnosisUseful markerClinical contextDiagnosisFactor 1ThyroglobulinMarkersAdenocarcinomaEffusionMalignancy
2003
Interpretative problems and preparative technique influence reliability of intraoperative parathyroid touch imprints.
Yao DX, Hoda SA, Yin DY, Kuhel WI, Harigopal M, Resetkova E, DeLellis RA. Interpretative problems and preparative technique influence reliability of intraoperative parathyroid touch imprints. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2003, 127: 64-7. PMID: 12521369, DOI: 10.5858/2003-127-64-ipapti.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrozen section examinationParathyroid tissueIntraoperative consultationSection examinationUnanimous diagnosisLymph node casesSmall uniform cellsLymph nodesRetrospective studyThyroid surgeryHemorrhagic backgroundCytologic featuresPepper chromatinTissue 1Touch imprintsOval nucleiDiff-QuikNaked nucleiPT cellsThyroid casesFollicular arrangementConsultationDiagnosisExaminationPT cases