Fine Needle Aspirates (FNA)
Afify AM, Liu J, Al-Khafaji BM: Cytologic artifacts and pitfalls of thyroid fine-needle aspiration using ThinPrep. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93(3):179-86. Al-Khafaji BM, Afify AM: Salivary gland fine needle aspiration using the ThinPrep technique. Acta Cytol 2001;45:567-74.
Ayata G, Wang HH: Fine needle aspiration cytology of lobular carcinoma in situ on ThinPrep. Diagn Cytopathol 2005;32(5):276-80.
Beatty BG, Bryant R, Wang W, Ashikaga T, Gibson PC, Leiman G, Weaver DL: HER-2/neu detection in fine-needle aspirates of breast cancer: fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunocytochemical analysis. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;122(2):246-55.
Bedard YC, Pollet AF: Breast fine-needle aspiration: A comparison of ThinPrep and conventional smears. Am J Clin Pathol 1999;111:523-527.
Biscotti CV, Hollow JA, Toddy SM, Easley KA: ThinPrep vs. conventional smear cytologic preparations in analyzing fine-needle aspiration specimens from palpable breast masses. Diagn Cytopathol 1999;21(2):137-41.
Biscotti CV, Shorie JH, Gramlich TL, Easley KA: ThinPrep vs. conventional smear cytologic preparations in the analysis of thyroid fine-needle aspirations specimens. Am J Clin Pathol 1995; 104(2):150-3.
Centeno BA, Warshaw AL, Mayo-Smith W, Southern JF, Lewandrowski K: Cytologic diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions. A prospective study of 28 percutaneous aspirates. Acta Cytol 1997;41(4):972-80.
Cheung CC, Carydis B, Ezzat S, Bedard YC, Asa SL: Analysis of ret/PTC gene rearrangement refines the fine needle aspiration diagnosis of thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001;86(5):2187-90.
Chhieng DC, Jhala D, Jhala N, Eltoum I, Chen VK, Vickers S, Heslin MJ, Wilcox CM, Eloubeidi MA: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2002;96(4):232-9.
Cochand-Priollet B, Prat JJ, Polivka M, Thienpont L, Dahan H, Wassef M, Guillausseau PJ: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration: The morphological features of ThinPrep slide preparations. Eighty cases with histological control. Cytopathology 2003;14:343-49.
Crapanzano JP, Ali SZ, Ginsberg MS, Zakowski MF: Chordoma: A cytologic study with histologic and radiologic correlation. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93:40-51.
De Luna R, Eloudeidi MA, Sheffield MV, Eltoum I, Jhala N, Jhala D, Chen VK, Chhieng DC: Comparison of ThinPrep and conventional preparations in pancreatic fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(2):71-6.
Dey P, Luthra UK, George J, Zuhairy F, George SS, Haji BI: Comparison of ThinPrep and conventional preparations on fine needle aspiration cytology material. Acta Cytol 2000;44(1): 46-50.
Elsheikh TM, Kirkpatrick JL, Wu HH: Comparison of ThinPrep and cytospin preparations in the evaluation of exfoliative cytology specimens. Cancer 2006; March 20 epub.
Erhardt CA, Vesoulis Z, Kashkari S: Fine needle aspiration cytology of cellular hemangioma of infancy. Acta Cytol 2000; 44(6):1090-1094.
Ernst LM, Rimm DL: Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine-needle aspiration specimens. Diagn Cytopathol 2002;96(5):275-9.
Ford L, Rasgon BM, Hilsinger RL, Cruz RM, Axelsson K, Rumore GJ, Schmidtknecht TM, Puligandla B, Sawicki J, Pshea W: Comparison of ThinPrep versus conventional smear cytopreparatory techniques for fine-needle aspiration specimens of head and neck masses. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002; 126(5):554-61.
Frost AR, Sidawy MK, Ferfelli M et al: Utility of thin-layer preparations in thyroid fine-needle aspiration: Diagnostic accuracy, cytomorphology, and optimal sample preparation. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 1998;84:17-25.
Gaffney RL, Fedderson RM, Bocklage TJ, Joste NE: Fine needle aspiration cytology of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma. Acta Cytol 2000;44:809-814.
Gornstein B, Jacobs T, Bedard Y, Biscotti C, Ducatman B, Layfield L, McKee G, Sneige N, Wang H. Interobserver agreement of a probabilistic approach to reporting breast fine-needle aspirations on ThinPrep. Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(6):389-95.
Guiter GE Gatscha RM, Zakowski MF: ThinPrep vs. conventional smears in fine-needle aspirations of sarcomas: A morphological and immunocytochemical study. Diagn Cytopathol 1999;21(5): 351-4.
Jhala NC, Jhala D, Eloubeidi MA, Chhieng DC, Crowe DR, Roberson J, Eltoum I: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the adrenal glands. Cancer 2004;102(5):308-314.
Lankford KV, Kluskens L, Dowlatshahi K, Reddy V, Gattuso P: Utilization of core wash material in the diagnosis of breast lesions by stereotactic needle biopsy. Cancer 1998;84(2):98-100.
Lee KR, Papillo JL, St. John T, Eyerer GJA: Evaluation of the ThinPrep Processor for fine needle aspiration specimens. Acta Cytol 1996;40:895-899.
Malle D, Valeri RM, Pazaitou-Panajiotou K, Kiziridoe A, Vainas I, Destouni C: Use of Thin-Layer Technique Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration. Acta Cytol 2006;50(1):23-7.
Meara RS, Jhala D, Eloubeidi MA, Eltoum I, Chhieng DC, Crowe DR, Varadarajulu S, Jhala N: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided FNA biopsy of bile duct and gallbladder: analysis of 53 cases. Cytopathology 2006;17(2):42-49.
Michael CW, Hunter B: Interpretations of fine-needle aspirates processed by the ThinPrep technique: Cytologic artifacts and diagnostic pitfalls. Diagn Cytopathol 2000;23(1); 6-13.
Myers T, Wang HH: Fibroadenoma mimicking papillary carcinoma on ThinPrep of fine-needle aspiration of the breast. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2000;124(11):1667-1669.
Nagle JA, Wilbur DC, Pitman MB. Cytomorphology of gastric and duodenal epithelium and reactivity to B72.3: A baseline for comparison to pancreatic lesions aspirated by EUS-FNAB. Diagn Cytopathol 2005;33(6):381-6.
Pantidou A, Kiziridou A, Antoniadis T, Tsilikas C, Destouni C : Mediastinum thymoma diagnosed by FNA and thinprep technique: A case report. Diagn Cytopathol 2006;34(1):37-40.
Perez-Reyes N, Mulford DK, Rutkowski MA, Logan-Young W, Dawson AE: Breast fine-needle aspiration: A comparison of thin-layer and conventional preparation. Am J Clin Pathol 1994;102:349-53.
Politi EN, Lazaris AC, Alexopoulou D, Lambropoulou S, Kavantzas N, Koutselini H: Morphometric analysis of AgNORs in thin-layer, liquid based liver specimens. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2004; 26(4):187-93.
Pollett A, Bedard YA, Li SQ, Rohan T, Kandel R: Correlation of p53 mutations in ThinPrep-processed fine needle breast aspirates with surgically resected breast cancers. Mod Pathol 2000;13(11):1173-1179.
Salhadar A, Massarini-Wafai R, Wojcik E: Routine use of ThinPrep method in fine-needle aspiration material as an adjunct to standard smears. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25:101-3.
Sariya D, Kluskens L, Assad L, Treaba D, Reddy V, Gattuso P: Diagnostic role of fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic allograft to detect rejection. Diagn Cytopathol 2002;27(5): 266-70.
Sarode VR, Castellani R, Post A: Fine-needle aspiration cytology and differential diagnoses of fibromellar hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to the mediastinum. Diagn Cytopathol 2002;26(2):95-98.
Scurry JP, Duggan MA: Thin layer compared to direct smear in thyroid fine needle aspiration. Cytopathology 2000;11:104-115.
Siddiqui MT, Gokaslan ST, Saboorian MH, Ashfaq R. Split sample comparison of ThinPrep and conventional smears in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided pancreatic fine-needle aspirations. Diagn Cytopathol 2005;32(2):70-5.
Tai LH, Johnston JO, Klein HZ, Rowland J, Sudilovsky D: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma features seen on fine-needle aspiration biopsy: Case report and brief review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24(5):336-9.
Tisserand P, Fouquet C, Marck V, Mallard C, Fabre M, Vielh P, Soussi T: ThinPrep-processed fine-needle samples of breast are effective material for RNA- and DNA-based molecular diagnosis. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2003; 99(4):223-32.
Wieczorek TJ, Krane JF, Domanski HA, Akerman M, Carlen B, Misdraji J, Granter SR: Cytologic findings in granular cell tumors, with emphasis on the diagnosis of malignant granular cell tumor by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93(6):398-408.
Zhang Y, Fraser JL, Wang HH: Morphologic predictors of papillary carcinoma on fine-needle aspiration of thyroid with ThinPrep preparations. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24(6):378-83.
Respiratory
Crapanzano JP, Zakowski MF: Diagnostic dilemmas in pulmonary cytology. Cancer 2001;93(6):364-375. Hees K, Lebeau PB: Comparison of conventional and ThinPrep preparations of mucoid cytology samples. Diagn Cytopathol 1995;12:181-185.
Rana DN, O'Donnell M, Malkin A, Griffin M: A comparative study: Conventional preparation and ThinPrep 2000 in respiratory cytology. Cytopathology 2001;12:390-8.
Wang HH, Sovie S, Trawinski G et al: ThinPrep processing of endoscopic brushing specimens. Am J Clin Pathol 1996;105:163-167.
Wiatrowska BA, Krol J, Zakowski MF: Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: Proposed criteria for cytologic diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24:58-64.
Ylagan LR, Zhai J: The value of ThinPrep and cytospin preparation in pleural effusion cytological diagnosis of mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma. Diag Cytopathol 2005;32(3):137-44.
Zimmerman RL, Montone KT, Fogt F, Norris AH: Ultra fast identification of Aspergillus species in pulmonary cytology specimens by in situ hybridization. Int J Mol Med 2000;5(4):427-9.
Superficial Brushings and Scrapings
Duggan MA, Brasher P, Medlicott SA. ERCP-directed brush cytology prepared by the Thinprep method: test performance and morphology of 149 cases. Cytopathology 2004;15(2):80-6. Kobayashi TK, Ueda M, Nishino T, Ishida Y, Takamura E, Tsubota K: Cytologic evaluation of conjunctival epithelium using Cytobrush-S: Value of slide preparation by ThinPrep technique. Cytopathology 1997;8:381-387.
Kobayashi TK, Tsubota K, Takamura E, Sawa M, Oh-Hashi Y, Usui M: Effect of retinol palmitate as a treatment for dry eye: A cytological evaluation. Ophthalmologica 1997;211:358-361.
Kobayashi TK, Ueda M, Nishino T, Kibe S, Higashida T, Watanabe S: Scrape cytology of pemphigus vulgaris of the nipple: A mimicker of Paget's Disease. Diagn Cytopathol 1997;16:156-159.
Minamiguchi S, McEvoy R, Fraig M, Lewin DN, Wallace MB, Hoda RS. Bile duct brushings on ThinPrep: experience with 68 specimens. Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(4):292-3.
Siddiqui MT, Gokaslan ST, Saboorian MH, Carrick K, Ashfaq R: Comparison of ThinPrep and conventional smears in detecting carcinoma in bile duct brushings. Cancer 2003;99(4):205-10.
Volmar K, Vollmer R, Routbort M, Creager A: Pancreatic bile duct brushing cytology in 1000 cases. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2006; epub March 15.
Urine Cytology Studies
Bollmann M, Heller H, Bankfalvi A, Griefingholt H, Bollmann R: Quantitative molecular urinary cytology by fluorescence in situ hybridization: a tool for tailoring surveillance of patients with superficial bladder cancer? BJU International 2005;95(9):1219-25. Cardillo M, Reuter VE, Lin O: Cytologic features of the nested variant of urothelial carcinoma. Cancer 2003;99(1):23-7.
Hattori M, Ohno E, Kakinuma H, Uchida T, Kuramoto H: Comparative image analysis of cells in voided and catheterized urine. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2002;24(3):154-58.
Hendsch SA, Glover SD, Otis CN, Donovan JT: Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance from extramammary Paget's of the bladder. Obstet Gynecol 2002; 99(5 Pt 2):912-4.
Lodde M, Mian C, Negri G, Vittadello F, Comploj E, Palermo S, Staffler A, Brossner C, Pycha A. Effect of intravesical instillation on performance of uCYT+ test. Urology 2004;63(5):878-81.
Lodde M, Mian C, Negri G, Berner L, Nicola M, Lusuardi L, Palermo S, Marberger M, Brossner C, Pycha A: Role of uCyt+ in the detection and surveillance of urothelial carcinoma. Urology 2003;61(1):243-6.
Maitra A, Rathi A, Gazdar AF, Sagalowsky A, Ashfaq R: Expression of the RNA component of human telemorase (hTR) in ThinPrep preparations from bladder washings. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93:73-79.
Mian C, Lodde M, Comploj E, Negri G, Egarter-Vigl E, Lusuardi L, Palermo S, Marberger M, Pycha A: Liquid-based cytology as a tool for the performance of uCyt+ and Urovysion multicolour-FISH in the detection of urothelial carcinoma. Cytopathology 2003;14:338-42.
Nassar H, Ali-Fehmi R, Madan S: Use of ThinPrep monolayer technique and cytospin preparation in urine cytology: A comparative analysis. Diagn Cytopathol 2003;28(3):115-8.
Piaton E, Faynel J, Hutin K, Ranchin MC, Cottier M. Conventional liquid-based techniques versus Cytyc Thinprep processing of urinary samples: a qualitative approach. BMC Clin Pathol 2005;5:9.
Piaton E, Faynel J, Ruffion A, Lopez JG, Perrin P, Devonec M. p53 immunodetection of liquid-based processed urinary samples helps to identify bladder tumours with a higher risk of progression. Br J Cancer 2005;93(2):242-7.
Piaton E, Hutin K, Faynel J, Ranchin MC, Cottier M. Cost efficiency analysis of modern cytocentrifugation methods versus liquid based (Cytyc Thinprep) processing of urinary samples. J Clin Pathol 2004;57(11):1208-12.
Politi EN, Lazaris AC, Lambropoulou S, Alexopoulou D, Kyriakidou V, Koutselini H. Epidermal growth factor receptor and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression in urine ThinPrep specimens. Cytopathology 2005;16(6):303-8.
Pycha A, Lodde M, Comploj E, Negri G, Egarter-Vigl E, Vittadello F, Lusuardi L, Palermo S, Mian C: Intermediate-risk urothelial carcinoma: an unresolved problem? Urology 2004;63(3):472-5.
Wright RG, Halford JA: Evaluation of thin-layer methods in urine cytology. Cytopathology 2001;12:306-13.
Cytology Review Articles
Fischler DF, Toddy SM: Nongynecologic cytology utilizing the ThinPrep Processor. Acta Cytol 1996;40(4):669-75. Jaffer S, Woodruff JM: Cytology of melanotic schwannoma in a fine needle aspirate and pleural fluid. Acta Cytol 2000;44(6):1095-1100.
Leung CS, Chiu B, Bell V: Comparison of ThinPrep and conventional preparations: Nongynecologic cytology evaluation. Diagn Cytopathol 1997;16(4):368-71.
Nasuti JF: Utility of the ThinPrep Technique in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: Optimal vs. Practical Approaches. Acta Cytol 2006;50(1):3-4.
Nasuti JF, Tam D, Gupta PK: Diagnostic value of liquid-based (ThinPrep) preparations in nongynecologic cases. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24:137-141.
Osborne Tb: Tumor grade and EGFR expression predict disease stage in urine ThinPrep(R) specimens. Nat Clin Pract Urol 2006;3(2):68-9.
Papillo JL, Lapen DC: Cell yield: ThinPrep vs. cytocentrifuge. Acta Cytol 1994;38(1):33-36.
Other Studies
Ali AS, Yin D, Yao D, Vazquez M. Criteria for the diagnosis of fibroepithelial lesions of the breast with liquid-based cytology. Acta Cytol 2004;48(4):481-6. Darragh TM, Jay N, Tukelewicz BA, Hogeboom CJ, Holly EA, Palefsky JM: Comparison of conventional cytologic smears and ThinPrep preparations from the anal canal. Acta Cytol 1997;41(4):1167-70.
Fischler D, Toddy S: Nongynecologic cytology utilizing the ThinPrep Processor. Acta Cytol 1996;40(4):669-75.
Friedlander MA, Stier R, Lin O: Anorectal cytology as a screening tool for anal squamous lesions: cytologic, anoscopic, and histologic correlation. Cancer 2004;102(1):19-26.
Goldstone SE, Winkler B, Ufford LJ, Alt E, Palefsky JM: High prevalence of anal squamous intraepithelial lesions and squamous-cell carcinoma in men who have sex with men as seen in surgical practice. Dis Colon Rectum 2001;44(5):690-8.
Green KM, Turyan HV, Jones JB, Hoda RS: Metastatic lobular carcinoma in a ThinPrep Pap test: Cytomorphology and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 2005;33(1):58-9
Gu M, Shi W, Barakat RR, Thaler HT, Saigo PE: Peritoneal washings in endometrial carcinoma: A study of 298 patients with histopathologic correlation. Acta Cytol 2000;44(5):783-9.
Illei PB, Ladanyi M, Rusch VW, Zakowski MF: The use of CDKN2A deletion as a diagnostic marker for malignant mesothelioma in body cavity effusions. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2003;99(1):51-6.
Ioakin-Liossi A, Mikou P, Botsoli-Stergiou E, Petrakakou E, Athanassiadou P, Kordosis T, Panagoptakopoulos G, Karakitsos P: Primary effusion lymphoma. A Case Report. Acta Cytol 2004;48(2):269-72.
Joste NE, Sax PE, Pieciak WS: Cytologic detection of microsporidia spores in bile. A comparison of stains. Acta Cytol 1999;43(2):98-103.
Kim SH, Milsom JW, Gramlich TL et al: Does laparoscopic vs. conventional surgery increase exfoliated cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity during resurrection of colorectal cancer? Dis Colon Rectum 1998;41(8):971-8.
Kobayashi TK, Ueda M, Nishino T, Tamagaki T, Watanabe S, Kushima R: Malignant pleural effusions due to adeno-endocrine-cell carcinoma of the appendix: A case report. Diagn Cytopathol 1997;16:522-525.
Lapen DC, Papillo JL: Performance optimization of the ThinPrep Processor: Effect of microscope slides. Diagn Cytopathol 1998;19:388-391.
Leon ME, Deschler D, Wu SS, Galindo LM: Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of lipoblastoma of the parotid region. Acta Cytol 2002;46(2):395-404.
Lu D, Davila RM, Pinto KR, Lu DW. ThinPrep evaluation of fluid samples aspirated from cystic ovarian masses. Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(5):320-4.
Mensch :S, Weller L, Simmons-Arnold L, Gibson PC, Leiman G, Beatty B: GLUT1 antibody staining in thin-layer specimens of benign and malignant body cavity effusions. Acta Cytol 2002;46(5):813-8.
Michael CW, McConnel J, Pecott J, Afify AM, Al-Khafaji B: Comparison of ThinPrep and TriPath PREP liquid-based preparations in nongynecologic specimens: A pilot study. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25:177-84.
Sadeghi S, Ylagan LR. Pelvic washing cytology in serous borderline tumors of the ovary using ThinPrep: are there cytologic clues to detecting tumor cells? Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(5):313-9.
Shapiro SL, McMenomey SO, Alexander P, Schmidt WA: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of "invasive" temporomandibular joint pigmented villonodular synovitis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2002;126(2):195-98.
Tulecke MA, Wang HH: ThinPrep for cytolofic evaliation of follicular thyroid lesions: correlation with hystologic findings. Diagn Cytopathol 2004;30(1):7-13.
Vajdic CM, Anderson JS, Hillman RJ, Medley G, Grulich AE. Blind sampling is superior to anoscope guided sampling for screening for anal intraepithelial neoplasia. Sex Transm Infect 2005;81(5):415-8.
Wakely Jr. PE, Menezes G, Nuovo GJ: Primary effusion lymphoma: Cytopathologic diagnosis using in situ molecular genetic analysis for human herpesvirus 8. Mod Pathol 2002;15(9):944-50.
Weir MM, Bell DA: Cytologic identification of serous neoplasms in peritoneal fluids. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93:309-18.
Zhang W, Yang YC, Zhang BN, Pan QJ, Hart SD, Duvall K, Zhang ZF, Rao JY: Biomarker analysis on breast ductal lavage cells in women with and without breast cancer. Int J Cancer 2006; epub Feb 13.
Ancillary Testing: Immunocytochemistry
Bedard YC, Pollett AF, Leung SW, O'Malley FP: Assessment of thin-layer breast aspirates for immunocytochemical evaluation of HER2 status. Acta Cytol 2003;47(6):979-84. Chhieng DC, Ko EC, Yee HT, Shultz JJ, Dorvault CC, Eltoum IA: Malignant pleural effusions due to small-cell lung carcinoma: A cytologic and immunocytochemical study. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25(6):356-360.
Cheung AN, Chiu PM, Tsun KL, Khoo US, Leung BS, Ngan HY. Chromosome in situ hybridisation, Ki-67, and telomerase immunocytochemistry in liquid based cervical cytology. J Clin Pathol 2004;57(7):721-7.
Dabbs DJ, Abendroth CS, Grenko RT, Wang X, Radcliffe GE: Immunocytochemistry on the ThinPrep Processor. Diagn Cytopathol 1997;17:388-392.
Dimulescu I, Unger ER, Lee DR, Reeves WC, Vernon SD: Characterization of RNA in cytologic samples preserved in a methanol-based collection solution. Mol Diagn 1998;3:67-72.
Fadda G, Rossi ED, Mule A, Miraglia A, Vecchio FM, Capelli A: Diagnostic efficacy of immunocytochemistry on fine needle aspiration biopsies processed by thin-layer cytology. Acta Cytol 2006;50(2):129-35.
Fetsch PA, Simsir A, Brosky K, Abati A: Comparison of three commonly used cytologic preparations in effusion immunocytochemistry. Diagn Cytopathol 2002;26:61-66.
Fetsch PA, Abati A: Immunocytochemistry in effusion cytology: A contemporary review. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2001;93(5):293-308.
Han AC, Filstein MR, Hunt JV, Soler AP, Knudsen KA, Salazar H: N-cadherin distinguishes pleural mesotheliomas from lung adenocarcinomas: a ThinPrep immunocytochemical study. Cancer 1999;87(2):83-6.
Kaplan MA, Segura AM, Wang HH, Schnitt SJ, Upton MP: Evaluation of CytoLyt and PreservCyt as preservatives for immunocytochemistry for cytokeratin in fine needle aspiration. Applied Immunohistochem 1998;6:23-29.
Kobayashi TK, Ueda M, Nishino T, Terasaki S, Kameyama T: Brush cytology of herpes simplex virus infection in oral mucosa: Use of the ThinPrep Processor. Diagn Cytopathol 1998;18:71-75.
Leung SW, Bedard YC: Estrogen and progesterone receptor contents in ThinPrep-processed fine-needle aspirates of breast. Am J Clin Path 1999;112:50-56.
Leung SW, Bedard YC: Immunocytochemical staining on ThinPrep Processed smears. Mod Pathol 1996;9:301-306.
Li XJ, Pan QJ, Shen GH, Liu XY, Sun YT. [Differential diagnostic value of B72.3, Ber-EP4 and calretinin in serous effusions] Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2005;27(7):438-41. Chinese.
Porcell AI, Hitchcok CL, Keyhani-Rofagha S: Use of immunohistochemistry in fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules in patients with a history of malignancy. A report of two cases. Acta Cytol 2000;44:393-398.
Schofield K, D'Aquila T, Rimm DL: The cell adhesion molecule, E-cadherin, distinguishes mesothelial cells from carcinoma cells in fluids. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 1997;81:293-298.
Stopyra GA, Warhol MJ, Multhaupt HAB: Utility of CK7 and CK20 immunohistochemistry in the detection of synchronous breast and colon carcinoma in a pleural effusion: A case report and supporting survey of archival material. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25(1):54-8.
Tabbara SO, Sidawy MK, Frost AR et al: The stability of estrogen and progesterone receptor expression on breast carcinoma cells stored as PreservCyt suspensions and as ThinPrep slides. Cancer 1998;84(6):355-60.
Wiatrowska BA, Berner A, Torlakovic G, Emilsen E, Mykelbost GL, Torlakovic E: Cultured anaplastic cell lines as immunocytochemistry controls: A comparison of ThinPrep-processed smears and conventional air-dried cytospins. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;25(5):303-308.
Wieczorek TJ, Krane JF: Diagnostic utility of calretinin immunohistochemistry in cytologic cell block preparations. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2000;90:312-9.
Ancillary Testing: In Situ Hybridization
Florentine BD, Sanchez B, Raza A et al: Detection of hyperdipliod malignant cells in body cavity effusions by fluorescence in situ hybridization on ThinPrep slides. Cancer 1997;81:299-308. Kurtycz D, Nunez M, Arts T et al: Use of fluorescent in situ hybridization to detect aneuploidy in cervical dysplasia. Diagn Cytopathol 1996;15:46-51.
Skacel M, Pettay JD, Evangelos KT, Procop GW, Biscotti CV, Tubbs RR: Validation of a multicolor interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for detection of transitional cell carcinoma on fresh and archival thin-layer, liquid-based cytology slides. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2001;23:381-387.
Ancillary Testing: PCR
Cheung CC, Carydis B, Ezzat S, Bedard YC: Analysis of ret/PTC gene rearrangements refines the fine needle aspiration diagnosis of thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrin Metab 2001;86:2187-2190. Ancillary Testing: Special Stains
Echeverri C, Matherne J, Jorgensen JH, Fowler LJ: Fite stain positivity in Rhodococcus equi: Yet another acid-fast organism in respiratory cytology: A case report. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24(4):244-6. Ancillary Testing: Other
Wojcik EM, Saraga SA, Jin JK, Hendricks JB: Application of laser scanning cytometry for evaluation of DNA ploidy in routine cytologic specimens. Diagn Cytopathol 2001;24:200-205. Cytyc®, ThinPrep®, FirstCyte®, TransCyt®, EnhanCyt®, CytoLyt®, C and Design®, and PreservCyt® are some of the registered trademarks and Multi-Mix™ is a trademark of Cytyc Corporation.
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