OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Advances in Anatomic Pathology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The Social Media Paradox: Unravelling the Impact of Digital Networks on Pathology	55
Controversial and Evolving Issues in Gynecologic Pathology	42
The Many Faces of Serous Neoplasms and Related Lesions of the Female Pelvis: A Review	27
Do We Have Sufficient Evidence to Define Prognosis for “Low-grade” Fumarate Hydratase–deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma?	26
SWI/SNF-deficient Sinonasal Carcinomas	23
Update on the Use of Molecular Subtyping in Breast Cancer	22
Artificial Intelligence and Lung Pathology	21
Role of Surgical Pathologist for the Detection of Immuno-oncologic Predictive Factors in Non-small Cell Lung Cancers	20
Molecular Subtypes of Bladder Cancer: Component Signatures and Potential Value in Clinical Decision-making	19
Rare Liver Diseases With Near-Normal Histology: A Review Focusing on Metabolic, Storage, and Inclusion Disorders	17
Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix: A Review of Morphological Appearances Encountered in Human Papillomavirus-associated and Papillomavirus-independent Tumors and Precursor Lesions	16
The Significance of Recognition of Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 Low in Breast Cancer Therapy	15
Mesothelioma: A Tumor of Ubiquitous Distribution	15
Selected Case From the Arkadi M. Rywlin International Pathology Slide Seminar: Involvement of Skin and Soft Tissue by Erdheim-Chester Disease	15
Follicular Neoplasm of Thyroid Revisited: Current Differential Diagnosis and the Impact of Molecular Testing	14
Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors: An Overview	14
Mesonephric-like Adenocarcinoma of the Female Genital Tract: From Morphologic Observations to a Well-characterized Carcinoma With Aggressive Clinical Behavior	14
The “Other” Uterine Mesenchymal Neoplasms: Recent Developments and Emerging Entities	14
The Role of The Surgical Pathologist in the Recognition of Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer	14
Pathologic Diagnosis of Well-differentiated Hepatocellular Lesions: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis With Particular Focus in Core Needle Biopsies and Utilization of Ancillary Techniques	13
Recently Described and Molecularly Defined Head and Neck Tumors	12
#PathX: #PathTwitter’s Transformation and a Discussion on Different Social Media Platforms Used by Pathologists in 2024	12
Diagnostic Approach to Mesenchymal and Spindle Cell Tumors of the Breast	11
The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies	11
Sampling and Reporting of Inflammatory Bowel Disease	11

A Pattern-based Pathology Approach to Very Early-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Thinking Beyond Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis	10
Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma: Evolving Classification by Combined Morphologic and Molecular Means	10
Lipomatous Neoplasms of Soft Tissue: A Contemporary Review	9
Advances in Adrenal and Extra-adrenal Paraganglioma: Practical Synopsis for Pathologists	9
Malignant Mesothelioma of Tunica Vaginalis Testis: Update for 2022	8
Mesotheliomas in Children	7
The Classic, the Trendy, and the Refashioned: A Primer for Pathologists on What Is New in Familial Endocrine Tumor Syndromes	7
DNA Damage Response and Mismatch Repair Gene Defects in Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer	7
Amyloid Arthropathy: A Review	7
The Diagnostic Spectrum of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia	7
Diagnostic Approach to Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms	7
Preneoplastic and Neoplastic Biliary Diseases	6
Pathology of Surgically Resected Lung Cancers Following Neoadjuvant Therapy	6
Cartilage Forming Tumors of the Skeleton	6
Grossing, Staging, and Reporting—An Integrated Manual of Modern Surgical Pathology	6
#PathMastodon: An Up-In-Coming Platform for Pathology Education Among Pathologists, Trainees, and Medical Students	5
An Overview of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (PitNET) and Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis	5
Immune-Checkpoint-Inhibitor Therapy—Principles and Relevance of Biomarkers for Pathologists and Oncologists	5
Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Immune-related Adverse Events: A Histopathologic Review	5
Response to the Letter to the Editor Entitled “Do We Have Sufficient Evidence to Define Prognosis for ‘Low-grade’ Fumarate Hydratase-deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma?”	5
Mesenchymal Tumors of the Human Body: A Targeted Practical Review	5
Giant Cell-Rich Tumors of the Skeleton	5
TRPS1, a New Promising Marker for Assessment of Distant Metastatic Breast Cancer	5
Special Issue on Neuroendocrine Tumors: Updates on Classification Systems, Streamlining Diagnosis, and Emphasis on Molecular Signatures in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms	5
Common Diagnostic Challenges in Genitourinary Mesenchymal Tumors: A Practical Approach	5
Updates on Urinary Bladder Tumors With Neuroendocrine Features	4
Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Review of Diagnostic Criteria for Anatomic Pathologists	4
Approach to Fine Needle Aspiration of Giant Cell-rich Tumors of Soft Tissue	4
Approach to FNA of Myxoid Soft Tissue Tumors	4
Pediatric Mesenchymal Tumors	4
Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Cancers: Role of Surgical Pathologist for Detection of Immunooncologic Predictive Factors	4
Challenges in Thoracic Pathology	4
Approach to FNA of Pancreatic Cysts	4
Low-grade Oncocytic Fumarate Hydratase-deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Update on Biologic Potential, Morphologic Spectrum, and Differential Diagnosis With Other Low-grade Oncocytic Tumors	4
Steatotic Liver Disease: Navigating Pathologic Features, Diagnostic Challenges, and Emerging Insights	4
Is it Time to Retire the Term of Low-Grade Ductal Carcinoma in Situ and Replace it With Ductal Neoplasia?	4
Update on Selected High-grade Renal Cell Carcinomas of the Kidney: FH-deficient, ALK-rearranged, and Medullary Carcinomas	4
Advances in Thyroid Pathology: High Grade Follicular Cell-derived Thyroid Carcinoma and Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma	3
DICER1-associated Tumors in the Female Genital Tract: Molecular Basis, Clinicopathologic Features, and Differential Diagnosis	3
Modernizing Forensic Pathology Education on TikTok: Lessons Learned on this “Social Media Frontier”	3
Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Morphologic Features and Predictive Parameters of Therapy Response	3
Immunohistochemistry of Lung Cancer Biomarkers	3
Clinicopathologic Features of Primary Immunodeficiency Monogenic Disease-related Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Focus on Gastrointestinal Histologic Features in IFIH1 Mutations	3
Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung: In Search for a Better Definition	3
From Morphology to Molecules: Advances in the Distinction of Multiple Primary Lung Cancers From Intrapulmonary Metastases in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer	3
Quantum Mechanics and Surgical Pathology: A Brief Introduction	3
Pleural Mesothelioma: Current Practice and Approach	3
Evolution of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors in the Molecular Era With Histogenetic Implications	3
The Classification of Hematopoietic Neoplasms: The Why, How, and Who?	3
Hepatoblastoma: Comprehensive Review With Recent Updates	2

Precancerous Lesions of HPV-independent Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Consideration of an Evolving Spectrum	2
Pericardial Mesotheliomas	2
Measuring Histologic Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why and How	2
IgG4-related Sclerosing Disease of the Gallbladder: Incidental Malignancy Mimicker Associated With Cholelithiasis?	2
Histopathologic Features of Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma	2
Guiding Individualized Patient’ Care: Emerging Roles of Pathology in the Era of Immune-oncological Therapy	2
Application of ChatGPT in Routine Diagnostic Pathology: Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential Future Directions	2
Typing of Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Why it is Important?	2
Small Biopsy and Cytology of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Brief Overview of Classification, Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Profiles, and World Health Organization Updates	2
Contemporary Updates on Sex Cord–stromal Tumors of the Testis	2
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis: Current State and Future Implications	2
Updates and Proposed Diagnostic Approach to Psoriasiform Dermatoses	2
Advancing Digital Pathology With Large Language Models	2
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Ovarian Mucinous Neoplasms: Pattern of Invasion, Immunohistochemistry, and Molecular Diagnostics	2
Advances and Updates in Parathyroid Pathology	2
Mesenchymal Tumors of the Human Body: A Targeted Practical Review (Part II)	2
Cystic Features in Renal Epithelial Neoplasms and Their Increasing Clinical and Pathologic Significance	2
Clear Cell Neoplasms of Salivary Glands: A Diagnostic Challenge	2
Modern Approach to Nodal T-Cell Lymphomas	2
The Histologic Diversity of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma With Emphasis on Challenges Encountered in Daily Practice	2
Contemporary Approach to Nongynecological Cytopathology	2
Morphologic Features of Invasion in Lung Adenocarcinoma: Diagnostic Pitfalls	2