Cancer Cytopathology

Papers
(The median citation count of Cancer Cytopathology is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Homage to Georgios Papanikolaou: A pilgrimage to his birthplace42
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology37
Detection of effusion tumor cells under different storage and processing conditions35
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Spindle cell lesions in cytology: Risks of malignancy and application of the upcoming World Health Organization Reporting System for Soft Tissue Cytopathology26
The negative outlook: Long‐term follow up of ThyroSeq negative and low‐risk nodules25
HPV persistence after cervical surgical excision of high‐grade cervical lesions23
Retrospective analysis of HPV infection: Cotesting and HPV genotyping in cervical cancer screening within a large academic health care system23
“Other” high‐risk HPV: Challenges in anal cancer screening18
Researchers confront a rising tide of cancer misinformation18
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Editorial in response to Thangaiah et al.17
Cytology‐Radiology Correlation Series: Pancreatic cytopathology16
Impact of race, ethnicity, and human immunodeficiency virus status on anal high‐risk HPV subtypes: Preliminary insights from a diverse urban population16
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology16
Quantifying the hidden impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The cytology perspective15
Validation of on‐slide immunocytochemistry controls prepared from long‐term preserved prefixed cell suspensions15
Beyond the microscope: Solving pathology challenges in low and middle income countries requires a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach15
Retrieving new clues about a dog breed’s “insane” cancer risk14
Thyroid nodules and cancer: The search for certainty14
Deep targeted sequencing of cytological tumor cells using whole genome amplification14
Generalists and specialists: Two sides of the same coin for cancer care?14
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Utilization of Oil Red O staining for assessing aspiration risk in lung transplant patients: A multidisciplinary prospective study with clinical practice insights14
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Cytologic, histologic, and clinical correlation of minor mutations in pancreatic cysts14
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High accuracy in detecting HER2‐low status in FNA of primary and metastatic breast cancer13
Malignant effusions secondary to metastatic thyroid carcinomas: A review of 15 cases13
Cytology of cystic lesions of the pancreas: Practical insights, pearls, and pitfalls13
Interventional cytology benefits patients undergoing thyroid FNA13
Assessment of the efficiency and accuracy of an artificial intelligence assistive system in the diagnosis of Pap cervical atypical glandular cell cytology12
Neutrophil‐calibrated atypical squamous cells in ThinPrep urine cytology for detecting squamous differentiation in urothelial carcinoma12
Spotlight: Rising Stars in Cytology12
Digital Examination of LYmph node CYtopathology Using the Sydney system (DELYCYUS): An international, multi‐institutional study12
Parsing the thyroid cytopathology suspicious for malignancy diagnosis through molecular‐derived risk of malignancy and other related parameters: Insights into nodule characteristics and practice patte12
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The birth, life, and death of a cytopathology board examination question12
Evaluating local thyroid cytopathology practices by molecular quality metrics: A multi‐institutional study on 4651 FNAs with a focus on the role of the interventional cytopathologist12
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DICER1 mutations in Bethesda category II, III, and IV thyroid nodules: A mutually exclusive relationship with BRAFV600E mutation11
Pulmonary cytology: Pearls and pitfalls of non‐neoplastic mimics of lung cancer11
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The discordant biomarker dilemma: What are the diagnostic implications of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas with discrepant p16 and HPV results?11
Introducing Cancer Cytopathology Practice Essentials: A new series of practical and up‐to‐date reviews11
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Nuclear membrane irregularity in high‐grade urothelial carcinoma cells can be measured by using circularity and solidity as morphometric shape definitions in digital image analysis of urinary tract cy11
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Beyond the adult standard: Tailoring the WHO Reporting System for Lymph Node Cytopathology to pediatric diagnostics and management10
Application of CytoMatrix for the diagnosis of melanoma metastases on FNA cytology samples: Performance of a novel cell block method10
Cytohistologic immunohistochemical correlation of epithelial tubo‐ovarian neoplasms: Can cell blocks substitute for tissue?10
Calibration of the Becton Dickinson FocalPoint GS slide profiler is essential for optimal performance: Avoiding the algorithm supersaturation cascade effect pitfall9
Patient‐facing communication for cytopathologists: A framework for disclosing diagnostic error9
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Artificial intelligence and medicine: Mounting risks amid the promise9
Comparison of conventional and novel rotational FNA needles using conventional microscopy and image analysis to quantitatively assess yield8
A growing link between antibiotics and colon cancer8
Extended HPV genotyping and dual stain for the triage of primary HPV screen‐positive cases: Practical guidance for the cytopathology laboratory8
Correlation of immediate prevalence of cervical precancers and cancers with HPV genotype and age in women with atypical glandular cells cytology: A retrospective analysis of 369 cases8
Utility of ACR TI‐RADS to determine need for repeat FNA in thyroid nodules with nondiagnostic cytology8
The hidden costs of clinical trials8
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p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer8
Risk of malignancy in renal biopsy: A review8
Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing8
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Genotype profile of HPV in ASC‐H cytology and histologic follow‐up—prevalence, distribution, and risk: A retrospective study of 1414 cases7
A simplified molecular method to detect high‐risk HPV using the Aptima HPV assay on head and neck FNA smears7
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Rapid On‐site Evaluation Practice Variability Appraisal (ROSE PETAL) survey7
The diagnostic challenges of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A practical guide for cytopathologists7
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Thyroid nodules with DICER1 mutation or PTEN alteration: A comparative cytologic, clinical, and molecular study of 117 FNA cases7
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Interobserver agreement in the interpretation of anal cytology7
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The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: The persistence of a potential insurance nightmare7
Revisiting the cytologic features of autoimmune pancreatitis: An institutional experience7
Crystals and crystalloids in cytopathology: Incidence and importance7
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Cytologic risk stratification of medullary thyroid carcinoma: Does it make the grade?7
FNA biopsy of breast specimens effectively harvests cells for patient‐derived organoids modeling ductal carcinoma in situ7
The digital expression profile of BMP7, CDKN2C, HIST1H3G, and PKMYT1 genes improves high‐grade cervical lesion detection in liquid‐based cytology6
Comprehensive epithelial biomarker analysis of malignant mesothelioma: EpCAM positivity is a potential diagnostic pitfall6
Ultrarapid BRAF mutation detection on supernatant cell‐free DNA obtained by FNA: An accurate and expedient method for BRAF 6
Cytologic diagnosis of fumarate hydratase‐deficient renal cell carcinoma: A single‐institutional experience6
Prioritizing parotid gland surgery: A call for the implementation of the MSRSGC classification6
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Cytomorphologic and molecular characterization of spindle cell carcinoid tumors of the lung6
The rise of biopolitics as a growing force in medicine5
A growing brain drain: US policies are spurring medical researchers to pursue other options5
What quality‑assurance metrics best assess the diagnostic performance of pathologists in thyroid fine‑needle aspiration cytology?5
Thyroid FNA cytology: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and vaccination in a Brazilian series5
Repurposed drugs may lend a new hand as add‐ons to existing cancer treatments5
The Milan System classification of Warthin tumor: A large institutional study of 124 cases highlighting cytologic features that limit definitive interpretation5
The new endocrine WHO classification: What does this mean for thyroid cytology?5
Use of nongynecologic cytologic–histologic correlation to identify patterns of error: An institutional experience5
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Artificial intelligence in nongynecologic cytology: A systematic review of current research and commercial tools5
How an epidemic of untreated malnutrition is worsening cancer5
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Utility of high‐risk HPV RNA chromogenic in situ hybridization in cytology smears and liquid‐based preparations from metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma5
Atypia of undetermined significance and ThyroSeq v3–positive call rates as quality control metrics for cytology laboratory performance5
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology5
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The value of monitoring amended reports in cytopathology quality programs: A biennial review5
Diagnostic challenges in urinary cytology: Practical insights from The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology5
Dual immunocytochemical staining of annexin A10 and p53 in low‐grade and papillary urothelial carcinoma contributes to improvement of diagnostic accuracy in urine cytology5
A pilot study: Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA3 immunoperoxidase staining using cytologic smears in entities reportedly positive for GATA35
Follicular neoplasms with nuclear atypia versus other types of atypia: Should follicular neoplasms be stratified according to the presence of nuclear atypia?5
Examining longitudinal markers of bladder cancer recurrence through a semiautonomous machine learning system for quantifying specimen atypia from urine cytology5
Implementation of The Paris System for Reporting Urine Cytology improves diagnostic accuracy of selective upper urinary tract cytology5
Emerging role of blood‐based biomarker testing in HPV‐mediated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma4
Writing our way through academia: Our journey as young faculty and book authors4
Fluorescence in situ hybridization for ETV6 gene rearrangements on destained cytological smears: Role in diagnosis of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland4
Diagnostic utility of p53, SMAD4, and the novel biomarker PON2 in FNA of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma4
Cutoff values of PD‐L1 expression in urinary cytology samples for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma4
Comment on reevaluation of malignancy risk in nondiagnostic thyroid nodules with long‐term follow‐up via surgical resection or core needle biopsy thyroidology4
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Diagnostic implication of extracellular mucin in pancreatic/biliary brushing and stent cytology4
Practical implications of the World Health Organization Reporting System for Lymph Node, Spleen, and Thymus Cytopathology: Categories and ancillary testing for subtyping of hematolymphoid tumors on FN4
The role of cytology in densely populated territories: An experience from Hong Kong4
A shifting ethical and legal landscape for sperm donation4
Interobserver agreement and risk of malignancy using the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for reporting breast FNA biopsy in a liquid‐based exclusive cohort4
The power and pitfalls of using social media to study rare cancers4
Current role of cytopathology in the molecular and computational era: The perspective of young pathologists4
New chances and challenges for preventing HPV‐associated throat cancer4
Bridging the gap to the next generation of learners and column leadership4
Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of non–small cell lung cancer with pericardial effusions4
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Risk of malignancy and overall survival associated with the diagnostic categories in the World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology4
Urinary IL‐6 and IL‐8 as predictive markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma: A pilot study4
Molecular profiling of thyroid nodules on cytologic samples: Findings from an Italian multi‐institutional cohort4
Diagnostic approach to FNA biopsy of cystic lesions of the head and neck3
Erratum to “p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer”3
Leveraging archival cerebrospinal fluid samples for genetic insights from cell‐free DNA3
Counseling gap may worsen endometrial cancer disparities in Black women3
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Development and validation of a decision tree for distinguishing pulmonary adenocarcinomas with mucinous features and metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma3
Correction to “Validation of on‐slide immunocytochemistry controls prepared from long‐term preserved prefixed cell suspensions”3
The feasibility of low‐cost portable microscopes as an alternative to standard microscopes for rapid on‐site evaluation of FNA3
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology3
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha immunocytochemistry: A useful marker for detecting endocervical glandular lesions in alcohol‐fixed smears3
Cytologic diagnosis of papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity3
Correlation of different HPV genotype viral loads and cervical lesions: A retrospective analysis of 1585 cases3
Reevaluation of malignancy risk in nondiagnostic thyroid nodules with long‐term follow‐up via surgical resection or core needle biopsy: A retrospective study3
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RNA extended interventional nucleic acid longitudinal study: Clinical performance of Aptima messenger RNA HPV testing in cervical cancer screening with a 9‐year follow‐up3
Less is more meets do more with less: Exploring differences in thyroid FNA molecular testing between Asian and Western practices3
Utility of an anchored multiplex polymerase chain reaction‐based fusion assay for diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in cytology3
How the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology works in cytopathology practice: Meta‐analysis of prospective studies and comparison with retrospective studies3
Disappearing act: The US retreat on research funding is dimming the future of international cancer research3
Risk of malignancy of cytologic categories and post‐biopsy clinical management of renal oncocytic neoplasms3
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Diagnostic performance of fine‐needle aspiration in soft tissue tumors: Application of the World Health Organization System for Reporting Soft Tissue Cytopathology and risk of malignancy assessment3
Artificial intelligence and cytopathology: Where are we heading?3
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State pathology societies—valuable resources for trainees2
Evaluating the performance of anal cytology and high‐risk HPV genotyping for detecting anal HSIL in a clinic‐based sample of people living with and without HIV in Puerto Rico2
The heavy health costs of a chemical “that’s too big to fail”2
Performance of a multigene genomic classifier and clinical parameters in predicting malignancy in a Southeast Asian cohort of patients with cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules2
Rapid on‐site evaluation of FNA biopsies and rapid interpretation of core biopsy touch preparation slides: Correct utilization of current procedural terminology codes2
SOX17 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for metastatic ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in cytology cell block specimens2
Correction to “Fine‐needle aspiration cytology reduces the frequency of surgeries for malignant salivary gland tumors”2
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New urgency for answers on the health impacts of microplastics2
Disparities in cervical cancer screening in the United States2
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Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology2
Benign peripheral nerve tumors: Analysis of 89 FNA cases emphasizing diagnostic accuracy and their morphologic spectrum2
Decoding the mysterious surge in early‐onset colorectal cancers2
The current state of sinonasal malignancies and recent management updates2
The deadliness of loneliness2
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Evaluating artificial intelligence–enhanced digital urine cytology for bladder cancer diagnosis2
Evolving standards in salivary gland cytopathology: The Milan and World Health Organization reporting systems2
Diagnostic accuracy and risk stratification of pancreatic cyst fluids diagnosed as mucinous neoplasms without mucinous epithelium2
The Milan system atypia of undetermined significance: 5‐year performance data2
The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: A lingering threat to preventive care2
Large‐scale validation study of an improved semiautonomous urine cytology assessment tool: AutoParis‐X2
Cytologic features of gynecologic germ cell tumors and carcinomas exhibiting germ cell tumor differentiation2
Assessment of risk of malignancy with application of Sydney classification for reporting of lymph node cytopathology in pediatric population: An institutional experience2
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Coming apart: How US travel and immigration policies are fraying the future of cancer research2
Insights on recent innovations in bladder cancer immunotherapy2
Rapid on‐site evaluation of touch imprint cytology in navigation bronchoscopy for small peripheral pulmonary nodules2
Metastatic germ cell tumors in serous cavities and cerebrospinal fluid: A single‐center experience2
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American College of Radiology–Developed Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System 3, 4, and 5 thyroid nodules are distinctive by cytology, genetic imprints, and histology2
The World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology: Overview and Summary2
A troubling lack of replicability for cancer biology studies2
Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction detection of KRAS mutations in pancreatic FNA samples: Technical and practical aspects for routine clinical implementation1
Minimizing mistakes through a culture of communication1
Claudin18.2 expression and clinicopathological features in cytology effusion specimens from gastric adenocarcinoma: A comparative study with tissue specimens1
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The utility of next‐generation sequencing in challenging liver FNA biopsies1
Heightened but variable COVID‐19 risks for patients with cancer1
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Fine‐needle aspiration of amyloidoma: A critical analysis1
A disturbing link between cancer and suicide1
Comprehensive evaluation of cytomorphologic, histologic, and molecular features of DICER1‐altered thyroid lesions on FNA: A multipractice experience1
Analysis of the sensitivity of high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion Pap diagnosis and interobserver variability with the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System1
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Comparison of the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System with the ThinPrep Imaging System—A retrospective assessment1
Practical applications of three‐dimensional printing for process improvement in the cytopathology laboratory1
Utilization of an artificial intelligence–enhanced, web‐based application to review bile duct brushing cytologic specimens: A pilot study1
MicroRNA profiling predicts positive nodal status in papillary thyroid carcinoma in the preoperative setting1
The utility of claudin‐4 versus MOC‐31 and Ber‐EP4 in the diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma in cytology specimens1
Utility of p16/Ki67 double immunocytochemistry for detection of cervical adenocarcinoma1
Same‐day molecular testing for targetable mutations in solid tumor cytopathology—The next frontier of the rapid on‐site evaluation1
Cancer‐linked genetic testing: Growing panels and challenges in the United States1
Cancer‐aiding elements begin illuminating the genome’s “dark matter”1
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A new push to revive transperineal prostate biopsies1
The rationale for the development and publication of the World Health Organization reporting systems for cytopathology and a brief overview of the first editions of the lung and pancreaticobiliary sys1
Evaluation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for assisting the Paris System in reporting urinary cytology: A pilot study1
Choice of fixative affects programmed death‐ligand 1 expression in cell blocks from pleural effusions with metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma1
Incorporation of DNA methylation profiling into the cytopathology laboratory1
Beyond PD‐L1: Assessment of LAG‐3 and other predictive biomarkers in non–small cell lung carcinoma1
Generic cancer drugs are still in short supply1
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology1
The role of the ThyGeNEXT oncogene panel used in combination with the expanded miRNA panel ThyraMIRv2 in Indeterminate thyroid nodules: A large, blinded, real‐world, observational study1
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The impact of different fixatives on immunostaining of lung adenocarcinomas in pleural effusion cell blocks1
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A daunting quest to map the reach and risk of nanoplastics1
Comparative genomic and immunopathologic analysis of lung adenocarcinomas with and without cytology‐proven malignant pleural effusions1
Grading medullary thyroid carcinoma on fine‐needle aspiration cytology specimens with the International Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Grading System: A cytologic–histologic correlation1
Research and scholarly mentoring: A guide for pathology faculty and program directors1
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Incorporating health equity into the pathology curriculum1
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Analysis of 76 cytologic cases and correlation with histologic grade1
Quality assurance for thyroid FNAs: A more useful way to compare performance1
Molecular analysis using SalvGlandDx improves risk of malignancy estimation and diagnosis of salivary gland cytopathology: An exploratory multicenter study1
The roles of the SWI/SNF complex in cancer1
Immunofluorescent and molecular characterization of effusion tumor cells reveal cancer site‐of‐origin and disease‐driving mutations1
Understanding the “zombie cells” that won’t die1
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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of imprint and scrape cytology for intraoperative risk stratification of ovarian tumors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis1
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Risk stratification of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with nondiagnostic or benign cytology on repeat FNA: Implications for molecular testing and surveillance1
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