Acta cytologica

We describe the cytologic features of three cases of cutaneous endometriosis in young women (average age, 27 years); two cases presented as lower abdominal nodules associated with a previous cesarean section scar. The third case presented a…

The findings from a cytologic examination of 26 surgically removed cystic adnexal masses (1-11.5 cm) aspirated with a 22-gauge needle were correlated with the histopathologic findings. The mean age of the patients was 48 years. Examination …

Transvaginal ultrasonography is routinely performed in the course of egg retrieval in patients presenting for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and results in the discovery of occult, subclinical ovarian cysts that would otherwise have gone unde…

We describe two cases of endometriosis of the abdominal wall occurring in young, multiparous women in which the diagnosis was made by fine needle aspiration biopsy. One case illustrates the cytologic features of non-decidualized endometrios…

Vulvar involvement by endometriosis is extremely rare. A patient presented with a vulvar tumor and was diagnosed on needle aspiration biopsy and subsequently on histopathology as having endometriosis of the vulva. The treatment offered was …

The fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy findings of endometriosis is an inguinal crural hernia in a 40-year-old woman are presented. The cytologic findings were similar to those previously reported in aspirates of solid endometriosis in oth…

The fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic findings of an endometrioid carcinoma of the prostate are presented, along with the histologic, immunohistochemical and endoscopic features. Cystoscopy of an elderly male patient with hematuria and…

The clinical significance of cytologic examination was studied in 114 patients with ovarian cancer who had received preoperative cytologic examinations. The overall positive rate of the cytologic examinations was 26.3% (30 of 114): 22 (19.3…

The cytopathologic features of two cases of peritoneal endometriosis (secondary to ruptured ovarian endometrial cysts) are described. Both patients presented with abdominal distension and tenderness and were clinically thought to have an ab…

Potential pitfalls in the cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the cervix are illustrated by the presentation of three cases of benign cervical lesions initially diagnosed as AIS: cervical endometriosis, tubal metaplasia o…

A total of 226 peritoneal washing specimens obtained from gynecologic patients over a three-year period was reviewed. The diagnostic problems encountered were: differentiating reactive mesothelium from low-grade malignancies; distinguishing…

The cytologic picture seen in two cases of rectovaginal endometriosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is presented in detail. The cell pattern differed considerably from that previously described in fluid specimens and mo…

The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of two patients manifesting cutaneous/subcutaneous endometriosis is presented. Endometrial tissue sampled by the aspiration technique manifested different cytologic characteristics as compared to t…

With the introduction of transbronchial brushings and fine needle aspiration biopsy, which enable us to obtain samples directly from lesions, the diagnostic potential of cytology for the detection of malignancy, including early cancer, has …

A system for the exchange of specimens between two independent laboratories ("A" and "B") was designed to enable them to review a consecutive series of one another's gynecologic smears. Another cytopathologist "refereed" diagnoses differing…

The cytologic and histochemical data in a case of extensive peritoneal endometriosis are presented. The presence of macrophages heavily laden with blue and dark pigment (as demonstrated by May-Grünwald-Giemsa, Perls and Fontana stains) and …

Cytomorphologic features in pleural effusions obtained from two cases of endometriosis of the pleura are described. These young patients presented with recurrent right pneumothorax and hemorrhagic pleural effusions. In the pleural fluid spe…

Cul-de-sac aspiration was performed for cytologic sampling in 137 cases of polycystic ovaries treated by wedge resection. Fifty patients undergoing abdominal tubal ligations also underwent aspiration of the pouch of Douglas as a control gro…

A case of endometriosis of the urinary bladder in a 27-year-old black female is reported. The cytologic, histologic and clinical findings are presented, and the differential diagnosis is discussed.

A wide variety of neoplasms and nonneoplastic cysts involves the ovary. Seventy-seven ovarian masses were aspirated using fine needles. They included 32 nonneoplastic cysts of various types, 29 celomic epithelial neoplasms, 10 germ cell neo…

A case of intrathoracid endometriosis with pulmonary and pleural localizations is reported. The use of the aspiration biopsy technique for diagnosis is illustrated with cytologic and histologic evidence.

Endometrial histology in the premenopausal symptomatic group revealed hyperplastic endometrium in 29.1 percent of the cases. Cytohormonal evaluation has shown hyperesterin activity reflected by a high Karyopyknotic Index in cystic glandular…