Acta cytologica

Regarded as infrequent, vaginal and cervical endometriosis is probably more common than is generally realized. The apparent rarity of the lesion may be ascribed to the limited awareness of its clinical appearance, combined with technical di…

BACKGROUND: Abdominal wall endometriosis is usually preceded by obstetric operations and occasionally can be spontaneous. The diagnosis can be suspected clinically when there is systemic endometriosis or cyclic pain; otherwise it is difficu…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial aspiration (EA) cytology is a simple yet highly useful diagnostic procedure for uterine and extrauterine malignancies. CASES: Two postmenopausal women underwent EA following ultrasonographic findings of unilateral h…

BACKGROUND: Chronic ectopic pregnancy is an enigma. The clinical presentation can be mild, with absent or subtle symptoms. Ovarian pregnancy usually ends with rupture. We report the first case of unruptured chronic ovarian pregnancy that wa…

BACKGROUND: Low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LESS) with dissemination is rare, and its cytomorphology has not been well described. Recently, we experienced a case of LESS with peritoneal dissemination that was confirmed by peritoneal …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of CD10 immunostaining on cell block preparations from pelvic washing cytology material obtained during laparoscopy in cases of pelvic endometriosis (PE). STUDY DESIGN: Six premenopausal women presenting …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is considered a premalignant process whose association with carcinoma is well documented. We discuss a case of clear cell carcinoma with an unusual presentation in that it was located outside the abdominal cavity a…

BACKGROUND: Ectopic lesions are rarely encountered. Those that are derived from thyroid, breast, endometrium and salivary glands present with palpable masses that can mimic malignancy. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a practical p…

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of cutaneous and subcutaneous endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: We present 7 cases of endometriosis in abdominal wall, inguinal region and perineum diagnose…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether commonly used cytologic criteria for the diagnosis of endometriosis are sufficiently specific, to assess the possible role of special methods in the differential diagnosis and to assess the clinical meaning an…

BACKGROUND: Cholecystitis is a common inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Actinomycosis and candidiasis of the gallbladder are uncommon causes of acute cholecystitis. There has been no previous report on the cytologic diagnosis of acti…

BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of ovarian cysts, especially in the young and when a nonneoplastic cyst is suspected. High cellularity, epitheliallike clusters and cellular atypia in aspirates from fun…

BACKGROUND: Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) is considered to be a distinct subtype of peritoneal mesothelioma. It occurs in the peritoneum, is most commonly seen in young women and is found incidentally at laparotomy for o…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate histologic findings in patients aged 50 and older whose cervical smears revealed atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS). STUDY DESIGN: Computerized records spanning a four-year period were retro…

OBJECTIVE: Little attention has been given to hair shafts and squamous cells in peritoneal fluid. To investigate their diagnostic value in peritoneal washing specimens, we reviewed peritoneal washing cytology preparations from 83 cases of o…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of cytologic examination of laparoscopically obtained peritoneal fluid in the diagnosis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: This investigation analyzed 50 laparoscopic fluid specimens received over a three-…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of cytology in differentiating serous surface carcinoma of the peritoneum (SSCP) from other morphologically similar tumors, including ovarian carcinoma and other peritoneal lesions, and to define the value o…