Diagnostic Cytopathology

Papers
(The TQCC of Diagnostic Cytopathology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Rapid on‐site evaluation in percutaneous core needle biopsies of renal masses: Cytologic‐histologic concordance and diagnostic challenges21
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: Colourful crazy shapes and sizes on cytology21
Diagnostic challenges in fine‐needle aspiration of a jaw lesion17
Feasibility and performance of the Idylla™ NRAS/BRAF cartridge mutation assay on thyroid liquid‐based fine‐needle aspiration16
Cytology to More Clearly Distinguish Solitary Plasmacytoma at the Skull Base15
Large B‐cell lymphoma with IRF4 rearrangement—Fine needle biopsy—Report of a case with an atypical presentation14
BRD3‐NUTM1‐expressing NUT carcinoma of lung on endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology, a diagnostic pitfall13
Cytological features of chordoid glioma: A case report with summary of prior published cases13
Primary thyroid high‐grade B‐cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 rearrangements in Hashimoto's thyroiditis12
Immunocytochemical detection by a fully automated immunostainer for assisting subclassification of pulmonary tumors on ThinPrep slides in real‐life clinical samples: A single‐institution ex11
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Pleural metastasis from pulmonary primary signet‐ring squamous cell carcinoma. Case report and literature review11
Pituitary carcinoma: A cytopathologic dilemma when metastatic to cervical lymph nodes11
Oxyphilic clear cell carcinoma of the ovary: A distinct cytomorphological finding10
Microfilaria in cervicovaginal Pap smears: A common parasite hiding in an unusual site: Short series of four cases with literature review10
Fine needle aspiration cytology of a myxoid adrenocortical adenoma. A case report10
Tyrosine‐rich crystalloids: A potential clue to cytodiagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma10
Cytological characteristics of histological types of lung cancer by cytomorphometric and flow cytometric analyses using liquid‐based cytology materials10
Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of benign oncocytic lesions of the head and neck associated with false positive 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography sca9
Non‐small cell lung carcinoma with ectopic gonadotropin production: A case report and review of the literature9
A cytopathological tale of a pediatric renal tumor9
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Undifferentiated component of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma presenting as a “small round cell” malignancy in a mediastinal lymph node, mimicking small cell carcinoma8
Aliens in the thyroid gland: The secondary lesions8
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Cytologic analysis of a glomus tumor in the left second toe: Case report7
Fine needle aspiration cytology from an axillary lymph node: Finessing the fine distinctions7
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Squamous cells in pericardial fluid7
Uncommon variants of hepatocellular carcinoma: Not one size fits all7
Fine‐needle aspiration diagnosis of clonal extramedullary hematopoiesis in a case of myeloproliferative neoplasm7
Adequacy in pleural effusion: What is the minimum volume required for detection of malignant cells?7
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Cytologic, histologic, and molecular features of pancreatic sarcomatoid undifferentiated carcinoma with heterologous osteosarcomatous transformation6
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Pleomorphic adenoma of the breast with cytologic atypia on cytopathology: A potential diagnostic pitfall and literature review6
A case of lung FNA with atypical squamous cells6
Post fine‐needle aspiration near total infarction of Warthin tumor with squamous metaplasia: A diagnostic pitfall6
Keratin cyst as a diagnostic pitfall in aspiration cytology of phyllodes tumor6
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Giant cell tumor of thyroid cartilage: A diagnostic dilemma on aspiration cytology6
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Galectin‐3 and CD117 immunocytochemistry in the diagnosis of indeterminate thyroid lesions: A pilot study6
Cytohistological findings and diagnostic challenges in rare pediatric pulmonary mesenchymal malignancies: A report of two cases5
Acinic cell carcinoma mimicking Warthin's tumor: A diagnostic challenge on fine‐needle cytology5
Utility of an immunocytochemical analysis for pan‐Trk in the cytodiagnosis of secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland5
A retrospective analysis of molecular testing in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with histologic correlation: Experience at a heterogenous multihospital system5
An isolated sacral promyelocytic sarcoma in a child: A rare case report with emphasis on cytomorphology5
Molecular features of pancreaticobiliary neoplasms: Implications for diagnosis, prognostication, and therapy selection5
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Cerebrospinal fluid‐dissemination of a ovarian clear cell carcinoma: A leptomeningial carcinomatosis with diagnostic challenges5
Inking cell blocks improves scanner detection for diagnosis in pathology5
Ditch the stains and the microscope: Clues in an unstained lymph node cytology smear observed with the ×1 objective5
Cysticercosis: A case of missed diagnosis5
Malignant mesothelioma cells with characteristic intracytoplasmic vacuolization and lipids5
Spindle cell tumour with thymus‐like differentiation (SETTLE) on fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report highlighting diagnostic pitfalls5
Granulomatous mastitis: A diagnostic challenge—3 year single institutional experience5
Significance of FNAC, BRAF mutation, and intraoperative frozen section in surgical decision‐making of thyroid nodules5
Cytomorphology of monomorphic spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like elements: A case with local recurrence after subtotal resection5
Liquid‐based cytology for differentiating two cases of pemphigus vulgaris from oral squamous cell carcinoma4
Cytologic features of metastatic epithelioid uterine leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas4
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Fusion of old and new: Employing touch imprint slides for next generation sequencing in solid tumors4
Diagnostic clues for differentiating Merkel cell carcinoma from lymphoma in fine‐needle aspiration cytology4
The histologic outcomes of indeterminate thyroid nodules with rat sarcoma mutations: A case series4
Ameloblastoma with adenoid features: Case report with cyto‐histopathologic correlation and molecular findings4
Cytopathological differential diagnosis of malignant tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid: A retrospective analysis4
Rhabdomyosarcoma with epithelioid morphology: A challenging cytologic diagnosis in a pleural effusion4
Application of the Bethesda system of reporting for cervical cytology to evaluate human papilloma virus induced changes in oral leukoplakia, oral squamous cell carcinoma, and oropharyngeal squamous ce4
Bile cytology diagnosis in challenging cases: Validation of diagnostic bile cytology criteria and extensive study for immunocytochemical markers4
Re‐Categorization and Risk of Malignancy of Atypical Effusions According to the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology (TIS): An Institutional Experience4
Anal cytology and high‐risk human papilloma virus testing in atypical squamous categories: Value of concurrent testing in management of high‐risk population4
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A diagnostic challenge on thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology4
Immunostaining on Destained Smears in Hodgkin Lymphoma4
Gastric glomus tumor on fine needle aspiration4
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Squamous Cells in Thyroid Cytology and Their Clinical Significance: A Multi‐Institutional Study4
Classification of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of pancreatic space occupying lesions by Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology System: A five year study4
Usefulness of cell block examination for the cytological diagnosis of thoracic SMARCA4‐deficient undifferentiated tumor: A case report4
Endoscopic ultrasound fine needle biopsy was not more cost‐effective than fine‐needle aspiration with rapid on‐site evaluation in gastrointestinal lesions diagnosis4
Utility of SOX17 Immunohistochemical Stain in Serous Fluid Cytology Cell Block Specimens3
Primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the mediastinum, cytomorphologic features of a rare entity—A case report and literature review3
Risk of malignancy assessment of the different cytologic categories in respiratory cytology samples according to the new guidelines of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology3
Cytopathology of the distant metastasis of papillary carcinoma of thyroid3
Advances in Oral Exfoliative Cytology: From Cancer Diagnosis to Systemic Disease Detection3
Direct next‐generation sequencing analysis using endometrial liquid‐based cytology specimens for rapid cancer genomic profiling3
Ganglioneuroma on fine needle aspiration cytology: Case series and review of the literature3
Epstein–Barr virus‐positive inflammatory follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: A brief report of a rare neoplasm diagnosed with cytopathology on a splenic biopsy3
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Synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma: A cytological marvel3
Molecular testing in cytology3
Hemophagocytosis on ascitic fluid cytology: Diagnosis of HLH3
Cytomorphological findings of Trichophyton rubrum infection in an elderly hypertensive woman3
Fast investigative lung cancer pathway and endobronchial ultrasound procedure supported by rapid on‐site evaluation3
Cytomorphometric and flow cytometric analyses using liquid‐based cytology materials in subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma3
Mixed germ cell tumors metastasis to Ascitic fluid: Report of a case with immunocytochemical findings3
Trichilemmal carcinoma metastatic to parotid gland: First report of fine needle aspiration cytology features3
Synaptophysin Positive Pulmonary Glomus Tumor Mimics Carcinoid Tumor on Fine‐Needle Aspiration3
Cytology Triage for HPV‐Positive Postmenopausal Women in a Setting of Cervical Cancer Screening3
The Role of Fine‐Needle Aspiration in Conjunction With Ancillary Immunophenotyping for Accurate Recognition of a Case of Splenosis in Perirectal Soft Tissue3
Correction to “Poor Performance of Applicator Tampon‐Based Self‐Collection for Liquid‐Based Cytology Among Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa”3
Cellular fibroadenoma versus phyllodes tumors: A pre‐operative diagnostic approach based on radiological and cytological features3
FNAC Diagnosis of Rare Port‐Site Metastasis in Gallbladder Cancer Post‐Cholecystectomy3
Investigation of MTAP and BAP1 staining loss and P16/CDKN2A deletion in pleural cytology specimens and its role in the diagnosis of mesothelioma3
The impact of the use of the ACR‐TIRADS as a screening tool for thyroid nodules in a cancer center3
Diagnostic value of ultrasound‐guided transbronchial lung biopsy in peripheral tuberculous pulmonary lesions3
Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of osteoclast‐like giant cell tumor of liver—a case report with review of literature3
Pitfalls in the Cytological Diagnosis of Nodal Hodgkin Lymphoma3
Bilateral follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer with different RAS mutations detected with next‐generation sequencing: Report of an unusual case and literature review3
Exploring cytologic features and potential diagnostic challenges of metastatic NUT carcinoma to the parotid gland: A case report and a comprehensive literature review3
Diagnostic Accuracy of the WHO System for Reporting Lung Cytopathology: A Retrospective Analysis3
Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Genotype Distribution Among Women With Cervical Cytological Abnormalities in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China3
Does Milan affect management? A retrospective analysis of resection rate and time to surgery among Milan categories3
Scrape cytology and radiological solid size correlation can be used in the intraoperative management of subsolid lung nodules3
A retrospective analysis of 512 cases of breast fine needle aspiration cytology utilizing the recently proposed IAC Yokohama system for reporting breast cytopathology3
Sensitivity, Specificity, and Cost–Benefit Effect Between Primary Human Papillomavirus Testing, Primary Liquid‐Based Cytology, and Co‐Testing Algorithms for Cervical Lesions3
Cytopathology Practice—Global Perspectives3
A Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala xenobiotica in a Poorly‐Controlled Diabetic Patient: The Conventional Papanicolaou Staining on Cytology Specimen Can Potentially Gui3
Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of adamantinoma‐like Ewing sarcoma: An unusual parotid tumor3
Upper gastrointestinal bleed as the initial presentation of seminoma involving the duodenum in an elderly patient with 9 year follow up: A case report and literature review3
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to the bone diagnosed by fine needle aspiration in a veteran population3
Introducing a Software‐Based Template for Standardized Structured Reports of Urinary Cytology and Its Impact on Turnaround Time in a Tertiary Center3
Outcome of atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance in thyroid fine‐needle aspirations: A six‐year institutional experience3
Hyaline cell‐rich chondroid syringoma: A potential pitfall on cytology3
Extra‐Adrenal Paraganglioma on Fine‐Needle Aspiration Cytology: A Case Series3
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Pitfalls in Cytological Diagnosis of Extra Adrenal Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center3
Utility of MGG and Papanicolaou stained smears in the detection of Mucormycosis in nasal swab/scraping/biopsy samples of COVID 19 patients3
Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with bilateral lung transplant: An unexpected diagnosis on transbronchial fine needle aspiration and core biopsy3
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Nasal cytology and uncommon findings in allergic rhinitis3
Evaluating the Cytomorphologic Features of Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma3
Molecular testing in fine‐needle aspiration of thyroid nodules3
Pathologist‐performed ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration biopsies of extrathyroidal sites: An observational study3
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Root Cause Analysis and Risk of Malignancy of Non‐Diagnostic Category per the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology3
Parotid Keratocystoma: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytomorphology With Ancillary Testing Results3
Ewing sarcoma of the mandible: A rare case report and literature review2
The evolution of “atypia” in thyroid fine‐needle aspiration specimens2
ThinPrep liquid‐based cytologic diagnosis of hepatic entomophthoromycosis (basidiobolomycosis) with Splendore‐Hoeppli phenomenon2
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Cytopathology fellowship match: Pros and cons2
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Rectovaginal endometriosis with nodular smooth muscle metaplasia diagnosed via transrectal ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration cytology: An underused minimally invasive diagnostic technique?2
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Cytomorphology of pulmonary low‐grade fetal adenocarcinoma in bronchial brushing specimen prepared by BD SurePath: A case report and literature review2
The need for “eagle‐eyed screening”: Owl's eyes in bronchoalveolar lavage cytology2
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EUS‐FNA diagnosis of pancreatic tophaceous gout: Two rare cases2
Fine needle aspiration of spindle cell lipoma—Lochkern cells as a clue for diagnosis: A case arising in the parotid gland2
Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of palisading adenocarcinoma: The first cytology report of a newly described salivary gland neoplasm2
Cytomorphological features of ALK‐positive pulmonary adenocarcinoma with abundant psammoma bodies2
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Letter to “Correlation of immediate prevalence of cervical squamous cell precancers and cancers with HPV genotype and age in women with LSIL cytology”2
Cytology of micropapillary mucinous carcinoma: A case report of a clinically and genetically distinct breast carcinoma variant2
The value of concurrent endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspirates and needle core biopsies in the diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms2
Correspondence to “Examining the impact of several factors including COVID‐19 on thyroid fine‐needle aspiration biopsy”2
Performance of a 50‐gene next generation sequencing panel with post‐centrifuge supernatant cytology fluid in non‐small‐cell lung cancer2
Cytomorphology of spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma, including MYOD1 (LI22R) mutation result2
Chondroid syringoma of the axilla: A potential for misdiagnosis as metastatic carcinoma on fine needle aspiration cytology2
Crystallizing galactocele of the breast masquerading as a malignancy: Report of a rare case with cytological diagnosis2
Correlation of immediate prevalence of cervical squamous cell precancers and cancers with HPV genotype and age in women with LSIL cytology: A retrospective analysis of 1617 cases2
Cytopathological findings of intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma: Case report and review of the literature2
EUS‐guided FNAC in intra‐abdominal lesions: Technique of tissue acquisition, ancillary testing, pearls and perils, and prospects2
Response to Commentary on “Pitfalls in the Cytological Diagnosis of Nodal Hodgkin Lymphoma”2
Cytologic Diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising From a Recurrent Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoid Cyst in a 61‐Year‐Old Male2
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The Cytological Diagnosis of a Malignant Effusion Is Independent of the Volume of Fluid Processed2
A case of metastatic HPV‐related cervical small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with varying cytomorphology found in cytological specimens of a solid organ transplant recipient2
Liquid biopsy of wash samples obtained via endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle biopsy: Comparison with liquid biopsy of plasma in pancreatic cancer2
Diagnostic accuracy and clinical impact of renal biopsy cytology2
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A case of extranodal NK/T‐cell lymphoma, nasal type, diagnosed by scraping cytology of the maxillary gingiva2
The way of specimens process on the result of pleural effusion cytology report2
Squash cytology: A simple, bedside test for quick diagnosis of atypical presentations of Molluscum Contagiosum2
Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy versus frozen section examination in assessing cervical lymph node metastasis in primary clinically positive neck papillary thyroid carcinoma2
Basophilic meningitis2
Angioimmunoblastic T‐cell lymphoma diagnosed from pleural fluid by integration of morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular findings2
Pleural fluid metastasis of plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma in comparison to micropapillary and conventional high‐grade urothelial carcinoma: Cytologic and immuonohistochemical findings2
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Fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic modality for Warthin tumors identified as fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography‐positive2
Fine‐needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms in the head and neck region: A systematic analysis of the literature2
Detailed fine needle aspiration cytopathology findings of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary‐like nuclear features with nuclear grading correlated to that of biopsy and Bethesda ca2
Case report: Primary adenocarcinoma NOS of the thymus and cytological features2
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Liesegang rings in peritoneal fluid: A rare phenomenon2
Malignant pleural effusion from a case of squamous‐cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: Cytological detection of a rare outcome2
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Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor With Cytohistological Correlation: A Case Report2
Diagnostic utility of fine‐needle aspiration cytology in syphilitic lymphadenitis: A case report2
Salivary Duct Carcinoma Metastasis in the Pleural Fluid2
Importance of mediastinal granulomatous/sarcoid‐like lymphadenopathy in extrathoracic malignancies2
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Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as a chest wall mass – An unusual case diagnosed on cytology with review of literature2
Assessment of P16 and Ki‐67 Proteins Immunoexpressing in Oral Mucosa Among Saudi Smokers2
Fine needle aspiration cytology of mesenchymal hamartoma of liver mimicking hepatoblastoma: A case report2
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Salivary Gland Neoplasm of Uncertain Malignant Potential (SUMP) (Milan IVB) and Its Subgroups: A Multi‐Institutional Analysis of Risk of Neoplasm and Malignancy2
Digital droplet PCRTERT promoter mutational screening in fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid lesions: A highly specific technique for pre‐operative identification of high‐risk2
Expression of EGFR, PD‐L1, and the mismatch repair proteins before and following therapy in malignant serous effusions with metastatic high‐grade serous tubo‐ovarian carcinoma2
Cytomorphologic clues for the diagnosis of fallopian tube prolapse in liquid‐based vault samples with review of the literature2
Cytological and histopathological features of recurrent calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of neck in an adolescent male‐rare presentation of a rare tumour2
Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor masquerading as an uncinate process pancreatic neoplasm2
Cytologic presentation of ovarian large cell carcinoma with rhabdoid features detected on peritoneal washing. Report of one case with cyto‐histologic correlation and previously undescribed inactivatin2
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