Cytoplasmic vacuolization: An under‐recognized cytomorphologic feature in endocrine tumors of the pancreas
Levy GH, Finkelstein A, Harigopal M, Chhieng D, Cai G. Cytoplasmic vacuolization: An under‐recognized cytomorphologic feature in endocrine tumors of the pancreas. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2012, 41: 623-628. PMID: 22807461, DOI: 10.1002/dc.22893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorChromograninsCytoplasmEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationFatal OutcomeFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeuroendocrine TumorsPalliative CarePancreatic NeoplasmsSynaptophysinVacuolesConceptsFine-needle aspirationPancreatic endocrine neoplasmsCytomorphologic featuresDiagnostic pitfallsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine cytoplasmic vacuolesClinicopathologic featuresDiagnostic challengeEndocrine tumorsEndocrine neoplasmsSmall biopsiesAccurate diagnosisImmunocytochemical studyCytoplasmic vacuolesEndoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration diagnosis of merkel cell carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas
Bernstein J, Adeniran AJ, Cai G, Theoharis CG, Ustun B, Beckman D, Aslanian HR, Harigopal M. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration diagnosis of merkel cell carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2012, 42: 247-252. PMID: 22730170, DOI: 10.1002/dc.22884.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Merkel CellChemoradiotherapyEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPancreatic NeoplasmsRemission InductionSkin Neoplasms