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ArticleCytoJournal2012

Endoscopic ultrasound and endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of deep-seated lymphadenopathy: Analysis of 1338 cases.

Amberly L Nunez, Nirag C Jhala, Andrew J Carroll, Fady M Mikhail, Vishnu V B Reddy, Rena R Xian, Darshana N Jhala

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Article in CytoJournal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amberly L NunezDepartment of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Nirag C Jhala
Andrew J Carroll
Fady M Mikhail
Vishnu V B Reddy
Rena R Xian
Darshana N Jhala
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USPhiladelphia VA Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe retrospectively studied 1338 samples of lymph nodes obtained by endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS and EBUS-FNAB) with an objective of characterizing the utility of this diagnostic modality in the assessment of deep-seated lymphadenopathy. The secondary aims were to establish the utility in the diagnosis of lymphoma and to determine the number of passes required to obtain adequate cellularity for flow cytometric analysis. MATERIALS AND

methodsOn-site assessment was performed by a cytopathologist using Diff-Quik (American Scientific Products, McGraw Park, IL) stain. In addition, Papanicolaou and immunohistochemical stains were performed and additional samples were sent for flow cytometric analyses (n = 145). The final cytologic diagnosis was correlated with surgical pathology diagnosis and/or clinical follow-up. In select cases, fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis with specific probes was performed on Diff-Quik smears.

resultsBoth morphology as well as ancillary studies (flow cytometry or immunohistochemical stain and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization) show that EUS and EBUS-FNA are effective techniques to detect and stage intrathoracic and intra-abdominal tumors. Operating characteristics show that these are highly sensitive (89%) and specific (100%) techniques for the diagnosis of lymphoma. At least two passes provided an average of 5.66 million cells (range, 0.12-62.32 million) for lymphoma cases.

conclusionsEUS and EBUS-FNA are powerful modalities to stage malignancies and at least two passes can provide adequate cells for flow cytometric analysis. We also demonstrate that fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis can be performed on Diff-Quik-stained and mounted smears.

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endobronchial ulatrsoundEndoscopic ultrasoundfine-needle aspirationflow cytometryfluorescence in situ hybridizationlymph nodelymphomamediastinum

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PMCPMC3352588
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