2020
Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations
Gilani SM, Muniraj T, Farrell JJ, Aslanian HR, Cai G. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2020, 48: 623-628. PMID: 32315514, DOI: 10.1002/dc.24434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationProminent vascularityLymphoid cellsLarge platelet aggregatesCytomorphologic featuresNeedle aspirationNeoplastic processNon-specific clinical symptomsKey cytomorphologic featuresMass-forming lesionsPancreatic tail regionMixed inflammatory cellsKey cytologic featuresSmall-sized lymphocytesPancreas/Most patientsMale patientsSurgical managementClinical symptomsInflammatory cellsMean agePeripancreatic tissueDiagnostic challenge
2019
Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Staging of Liver Tumors
Lange A, Muniraj T, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Staging of Liver Tumors. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Of North America 2019, 29: 339-350. PMID: 30846157, DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2018.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound examinationUltrasound examinationFine-needle aspirationPortal veinNeedle aspirationLiver lesionsCross-sectional imagingIndeterminate liver lesionsFocal liver lesionsLocoregional nodesLymph nodesLiver malignanciesCancer stagingEndoscopic ultrasoundLiver tumorsTechnologic improvementsLesionsExaminationStagingDiagnosisVeinAspirationMalignancyTumorsLiver