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    Atypia of Undetermined Significance (AUS)

    In the MSRSGC, salivary gland FNA samples that are indefinite for neoplasms are classified as “Atypia of Undetermined Significance” (AUS). The AUS category reduces the number of false-negative diagnoses in the...

    Marc P. Pusztaszeri, Zubair Baloch in The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gl… (2023)

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    Suspicious for Malignancy

    The term “suspicious for malignancy” (SFM) is applied when the cytologic features of a thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) are worrisome for papillary thyroid carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, lymphoma,...

    Paul A. VanderLaan, Ashish Chandra in The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid … (2018)

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    Neoplasm

    The diagnostic category “neoplasm” is a true reflection of what is encountered in the daily practice of salivary gland fine-needle aspiration (FNA). It is divided into two subcategories: (1) benign neoplasm an...

    Zubair Baloch, Guido Fadda, Pınar Fırat in The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gl… (2018)

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    Quality control material for the detection of somatic mutations in fixed clinical specimens by next-generation sequencing

    Targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) technology to assess the mutational status of multiple genes on formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumors is rapidly being adopted in clinical settings, where qu...

    Catherine I. Dumur, Jorge A. Almenara, Celeste N. Powers in Diagnostic Pathology (2015)

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    Granular Cell Tumor of the Cervical Esophagus: Case Report and Literature Review of an Unusual Cause of Dysphagia

    Granular cell tumors (GCT) of the head and neck are not uncommon; however, involvement of the cervical esophagus is rare. Characterized by an infiltrative growth pattern, these benign tumors are historically d...

    Andrew T. Huang, Laura M. Dominguez, Celeste N. Powers in Head and Neck Pathology (2013)

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    Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Endocrine Glands

    Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a safe, accurate, and minimally invasive technique for sampling of endocrine organs. It is widely used for both palpable and non-palpable thyroid nodules. Parathyroid and adren...

    Ema A. Dragoescu, Celeste N. Powers in Endocrine Pathology: (2010)

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    Sinonasal Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis: A Report of Four Cases and Review of Literature

    Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis (EAF) is a rare, benign condition of unknown etiology involving the sinonasal tract and the upper respiratory airways, and rarely, larynx, and orbit. We report four cases of ...

    Reena Jain, Jennifer V. Robblee, Emerald O’Sullivan-Mejia in Head and Neck Pathology (2008)

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    Transitional cell carcinoma arising in a pyelocaliceal cyst

     The differentiation between benign and malignant cystic lesions of the kidney is a diagnostic challenge. Medical imaging aids in this task, but many cystic renal lesions require further work-up, frequently by...

    H. D. Friedman, Imad S. Nsouli, Dennis J. Krauss, Sanjeev Vohra in Virchows Archiv (1999)