THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDING of fine-needle
aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the thyroid gland, with particular reference to its triage role in the …

A screening programme to detect preinvasive carcinoma of the cervix was started in British
Columbia in 1949. Since 1970 the number of women who have been screened at least once …

We discuss the interpretation of thyroid aspiration cytology in the light of our experience and
review the circumstances in which false positives and false negatives may occur. The …

A study of 3535 consecutive autopsied patients over 65 years of age showed that 1,149
patients (32.5%) had one or more cancers. Males were affected by cancer nearly twice as …

This article describes the cytologic features of various primary hepatic neoplasms as seen
in fine‐needle aspirates. Hepatocellular carcinoma can be differentiated from metastatic …

Six cases of eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract were studied. Three cases
were of the diffuse infiltrative variety (eosinophilic enteritis, two cases; eosinophilic peritonitis, …

Herein is reported the cytologic features of four cases of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas
as seen in fine‐needle aspirates. Cytologically, the cases fall into two distinct groups: …

Cytologic examination of specimens obtained from the respiratory tract is a primary and
frequently the initial diagnostic technique performed in patients with respiratory symptoms or in …

An imprint method used as a means to provide rapid diagnosis at the time of postmortem
examination is described. Although this method is not new, it has hitherto received relatively …

Forty‐two histologically confirmed cases of pancreatic cystic lesions with cytologic
evaluation by needle aspiration biopsy (NAB) were reviewed. There were 21 inflammatory …