Chapter 4 Diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology Vinod B. Shidham TABLE OF CONTENTS FACTORS LEADING TO POTENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS 43 Surface-tension-related alterations in cytomorphology 43 Improper specimen processing 43…
Chapter 5 Immunocytochemistry of effusion fluids: introduction to SCIP approach Vinod B. Shidham, Barbara F. Atkinson TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIQUENESS OF EFFUSION IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY 55 PERSPECTIVE 58 Categorization of effusion immunomarkers…
Chapter 9 Metastatic carcinoma in effusions Vinod B. Shidham TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL FEATURES 115 CLINICAL HISTORY 116 CYTOPATHOLOGY 116 LUNG CARCINOMAS 119 Adenocarcinoma 120 Poorly differentiated small cell carcinoma…
Chapter 11 Where do they come from? Evaluation of unknown primary site of origin David C. Chhieng, Nirag Jhala TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 157 CLINICAL FINDINGS 157 CYTOLOGY 158 Architecture…
Chapter 6 Reactive conditions Nirag C. Jhala, Darshana N. Jhala, David C. Chhieng TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 79 PATHOGENESIS IN BRIEF 79 CLINICAL HISTORY 80 Predilections by gender 80 Predilections…
Chapter 3 Approach to diagnostic cytopathology of serous effusions Vinod B. Shidham, Barbara F. Atkinson TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL APPROACH 31 PROCESSING APPROACH 32 INTERPRETATION APPROACH 34 CYTOLOGIC APPROACH 36…
Chapter 2 The panorama of different faces of mesothelial cells Vinod B. Shidham TABLE OF CONTENTS REACTIVE MESOTHELIAL CELLS 20 Binucleation and multinucleation 20 Gigantic nuclei 20 Phagocytic activity 20…
Chapter 13 Flow cytometry, molecular analysis, and other special techniques Choladda Vejabhuti, Chung-Che (Jeff) Chang TABLE OF CONTENTS SURFACE MARKER FLOW CYTOMETRY 195 Flow cytometry and hematopoietic neoplasms 195 Uniqueness…
Chapter 8 Mesothelioma R Nagarjun Rao TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 107 CYTOLOGIC FEATURES OF MESOTHELIOMA 107 RARE VARIANTS 110 Clear cell pattern 110 Deciduoid pattern 110 Lymphohistiocytoid pattern 110 Signet-ring…
Chapter 10 Metastatic sarcomas, melanoma, and other non-epithelial neoplasms Mamatha Chivukula, Reda Saad TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 147 General cytology 147 Ancillary studies 147 SARCOMAS 148 Blue cell tumors 148…
