Cancer Cytopathology

Papers
(The median citation count of Cancer Cytopathology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
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Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology33
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The negative outlook: Long‐term follow up of ThyroSeq negative and low‐risk nodules30
HPV persistence after cervical surgical excision of high‐grade cervical lesions27
Retrospective analysis of HPV infection: Cotesting and HPV genotyping in cervical cancer screening within a large academic health care system27
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Homage to Georgios Papanikolaou: A pilgrimage to his birthplace25
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Detection of effusion tumor cells under different storage and processing conditions23
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology22
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Cytology‐Radiology Correlation Series: Pancreatic cytopathology20
Impact of race, ethnicity, and human immunodeficiency virus status on anal high‐risk HPV subtypes: Preliminary insights from a diverse urban population20
Editorial in response to Thangaiah et al.20
Quantifying the hidden impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The cytology perspective19
“Other” high‐risk HPV: Challenges in anal cancer screening19
The clinical utility of extended high‐risk HPV genotyping in risk‐stratifying women with L‐SIL cytology: A retrospective study of 8726 cases19
Utilization of Oil Red O staining for assessing aspiration risk in lung transplant patients: A multidisciplinary prospective study with clinical practice insights18
Interventional cytology benefits patients undergoing thyroid FNA18
Retrieving new clues about a dog breed’s “insane” cancer risk16
Generalists and specialists: Two sides of the same coin for cancer care?16
Malignant effusions secondary to metastatic thyroid carcinomas: A review of 15 cases16
Impact of bacillus Calmette‐Guerin intravesical therapy on the diagnostic efficacy of The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology in patients with high‐grade bladder cancer16
Deep targeted sequencing of cytological tumor cells using whole genome amplification15
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Cytologic, histologic, and clinical correlation of minor mutations in pancreatic cysts13
Digital Examination of LYmph node CYtopathology Using the Sydney system (DELYCYUS): An international, multi‐institutional study13
Thyroid nodules and cancer: The search for certainty13
Cytology of cystic lesions of the pancreas: Practical insights, pearls, and pitfalls13
Evaluating local thyroid cytopathology practices by molecular quality metrics: A multi‐institutional study on 4651 FNAs with a focus on the role of the interventional cytopathologist13
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The birth, life, and death of a cytopathology board examination question13
Pulmonary cytology: Pearls and pitfalls of non‐neoplastic mimics of lung cancer12
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Parsing the thyroid cytopathology suspicious for malignancy diagnosis through molecular‐derived risk of malignancy and other related parameters: Insights into nodule characteristics and practice patte12
Spotlight: Rising Stars in Cytology12
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Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules12
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A frameshift error affecting multiple cytology cell blocks: Lessons from a near‐miss event11
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Tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA biopsy cytology: A predictor of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in histologic evaluation11
Nuclear membrane irregularity in high‐grade urothelial carcinoma cells can be measured by using circularity and solidity as morphometric shape definitions in digital image analysis of urinary tract cy11
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Introducing Cancer Cytopathology Practice Essentials: A new series of practical and up‐to‐date reviews11
The discordant biomarker dilemma: What are the diagnostic implications of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas with discrepant p16 and HPV results?11
The role of cytokeratin 7/20 coordination revisited—Machine learning identifies improved interpretative algorithms for cell block immunohistochemistry in aspirates of metastatic carcinoma10
Artificial intelligence and medicine: Mounting risks amid the promise10
DICER1 mutations in Bethesda category II, III, and IV thyroid nodules: A mutually exclusive relationship with BRAFV600E mutation10
A growing link between antibiotics and colon cancer10
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Cytohistologic immunohistochemical correlation of epithelial tubo‐ovarian neoplasms: Can cell blocks substitute for tissue?9
Patient‐facing communication for cytopathologists: A framework for disclosing diagnostic error9
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Unraveling Hürthle cell lesions of the thyroid using molecular findings9
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p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer9
Application of CytoMatrix for the diagnosis of melanoma metastases on FNA cytology samples: Performance of a novel cell block method8
Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing8
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Revisiting the cytologic features of autoimmune pancreatitis: An institutional experience8
Calibration of the Becton Dickinson FocalPoint GS slide profiler is essential for optimal performance: Avoiding the algorithm supersaturation cascade effect pitfall8
Comparison of conventional and novel rotational FNA needles using conventional microscopy and image analysis to quantitatively assess yield8
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Genotype profile of HPV in ASC‐H cytology and histologic follow‐up—prevalence, distribution, and risk: A retrospective study of 1414 cases8
Correlation of immediate prevalence of cervical precancers and cancers with HPV genotype and age in women with atypical glandular cells cytology: A retrospective analysis of 369 cases8
The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: The persistence of a potential insurance nightmare8
Thyroid nodules with DICER1 mutation or PTEN alteration: A comparative cytologic, clinical, and molecular study of 117 FNA cases8
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A simplified molecular method to detect high‐risk HPV using the Aptima HPV assay on head and neck FNA smears7
The diagnostic challenges of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A practical guide for cytopathologists7
Cytology should create structured data sets without using synoptic reporting7
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Atypia of undetermined significance and ThyroSeq v3–positive call rates as quality control metrics for cytology laboratory performance7
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Risk of malignancy in renal biopsy: A review7
Extended HPV genotyping and dual stain for the triage of primary HPV screen‐positive cases: Practical guidance for the cytopathology laboratory7
Rapid On‐site Evaluation Practice Variability Appraisal (ROSE PETAL) survey7
Comprehensive epithelial biomarker analysis of malignant mesothelioma: EpCAM positivity is a potential diagnostic pitfall7
Cytologic risk stratification of medullary thyroid carcinoma: Does it make the grade?7
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The hidden costs of clinical trials7
Crystals and crystalloids in cytopathology: Incidence and importance7
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Interobserver agreement in the interpretation of anal cytology7
The digital expression profile of BMP7, CDKN2C, HIST1H3G, and PKMYT1 genes improves high‐grade cervical lesion detection in liquid‐based cytology7
Improving the Pap test with artificial intelligence6
A pilot study: Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA3 immunoperoxidase staining using cytologic smears in entities reportedly positive for GATA36
Repurposed drugs may lend a new hand as add‐ons to existing cancer treatments6
The value of monitoring amended reports in cytopathology quality programs: A biennial review6
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Adequacy evaluation and use of pancreatic adenocarcinoma specimens for next‐generation sequencing acquired by endoscopic ultrasound–guided FNA and FNB6
Prioritizing parotid gland surgery: A call for the implementation of the MSRSGC classification6
Lymph node FNA cytology: Diagnostic performance and clinical implications of proposed diagnostic categories6
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Examining longitudinal markers of bladder cancer recurrence through a semiautonomous machine learning system for quantifying specimen atypia from urine cytology6
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Dual immunocytochemical staining of annexin A10 and p53 in low‐grade and papillary urothelial carcinoma contributes to improvement of diagnostic accuracy in urine cytology6
Cytomorphologic and molecular characterization of spindle cell carcinoid tumors of the lung6
Utility of high‐risk HPV RNA chromogenic in situ hybridization in cytology smears and liquid‐based preparations from metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma6
Follicular neoplasms with nuclear atypia versus other types of atypia: Should follicular neoplasms be stratified according to the presence of nuclear atypia?6
The Milan System classification of Warthin tumor: A large institutional study of 124 cases highlighting cytologic features that limit definitive interpretation6
Thyroid FNA cytology: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and vaccination in a Brazilian series6
The rise of biopolitics as a growing force in medicine6
The new endocrine WHO classification: What does this mean for thyroid cytology?6
Cytologic diagnosis of fumarate hydratase‐deficient renal cell carcinoma: A single‐institutional experience6
Diagnostic challenges in urinary cytology: Practical insights from The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology5
Implementation of The Paris System for Reporting Urine Cytology improves diagnostic accuracy of selective upper urinary tract cytology5
Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of non–small cell lung cancer with pericardial effusions5
How an epidemic of untreated malnutrition is worsening cancer5
Digital image analysis of high‐grade urothelial carcinoma in urine cytology confirms chromasia heterogeneity and reveals a subset with hypochromatic nuclei and another with extremely dark or “India in5
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) integrates molecular testing into its framework for managing patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC): Update on the 2021 ATA ATC guidelines5
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Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology5
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Use of nongynecologic cytologic–histologic correlation to identify patterns of error: An institutional experience5
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Emerging role of blood‐based biomarker testing in HPV‐mediated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma4
Bridging the gap to the next generation of learners and column leadership4
Tracking the twists and turns of a tumor's evolution4
Interobserver agreement and risk of malignancy using the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for reporting breast FNA biopsy in a liquid‐based exclusive cohort4
The role of cytology in densely populated territories: An experience from Hong Kong4
Nondiagnostic category of Milan System for Reporting Pediatric Salivary Gland Cytopathology: outcomes and root cause analysis4
Defining quality in thyroid FNA4
Apprenticeship and the art of making meaning in cytopathology4
New chances and challenges for preventing HPV‐associated throat cancer4
Risk of malignancy associated with diagnostic categories of the proposed World Health Organization International System for Reporting Pancreatobiliary Cytopathology4
Cutoff values of PD‐L1 expression in urinary cytology samples for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma4
Correlation of different HPV genotype viral loads and cervical lesions: A retrospective analysis of 1585 cases4
Detection accuracy of the Cobas HPV assay for high‐risk HPV in head and neck FNA biopsy specimens4
Diagnostic implication of extracellular mucin in pancreatic/biliary brushing and stent cytology4
Writing our way through academia: Our journey as young faculty and book authors4
Fluorescence in situ hybridization for ETV6 gene rearrangements on destained cytological smears: Role in diagnosis of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland4
The power and pitfalls of using social media to study rare cancers4
Limitations and opportunities for tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA4
A more expansive approach to obstructive sleep apnea4
Current role of cytopathology in the molecular and computational era: The perspective of young pathologists4
Significance of KRAS mutation testing in biliary brushing cytology specimens: A 10‐year retrospective review4
RNA extended interventional nucleic acid longitudinal study: Clinical performance of Aptima messenger RNA HPV testing in cervical cancer screening with a 9‐year follow‐up3
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Development and validation of a decision tree for distinguishing pulmonary adenocarcinomas with mucinous features and metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma3
Diagnostic performance of fine‐needle aspiration in soft tissue tumors: Application of the World Health Organization System for Reporting Soft Tissue Cytopathology and risk of malignancy assessment3
Counseling gap may worsen endometrial cancer disparities in Black women3
Diagnostic approach to FNA biopsy of cystic lesions of the head and neck3
The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: A lingering threat to preventive care3
Rapid on‐site evaluation of FNA biopsies and rapid interpretation of core biopsy touch preparation slides: Correct utilization of current procedural terminology codes3
Utility of an anchored multiplex polymerase chain reaction‐based fusion assay for diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in cytology3
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology3
A shifting ethical and legal landscape for sperm donation3
Risk of malignancy and overall survival associated with the diagnostic categories in the World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology3
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How the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology works in cytopathology practice: Meta‐analysis of prospective studies and comparison with retrospective studies3
Copy number variations identified in thyroid FNA specimens are associated with Hürthle cell cytomorphology3
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha immunocytochemistry: A useful marker for detecting endocervical glandular lesions in alcohol‐fixed smears3
Less is more meets do more with less: Exploring differences in thyroid FNA molecular testing between Asian and Western practices3
Artificial intelligence and cytopathology: Where are we heading?3
Urinary IL‐6 and IL‐8 as predictive markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma: A pilot study3
Leveraging archival cerebrospinal fluid samples for genetic insights from cell‐free DNA3
Cytologic diagnosis of papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity3
Erratum to “p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer”3
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Disparities in cervical cancer screening in the United States3
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Evaluating artificial intelligence–enhanced digital urine cytology for bladder cancer diagnosis2
Assessment of risk of malignancy with application of Sydney classification for reporting of lymph node cytopathology in pediatric population: An institutional experience2
Analysis of early pleural fluid samples in patients with mesothelioma: A case series exploration of morphology, BAP1, and CDKN2A status with implications for the concept of mesothelioma in situ2
Insights on recent innovations in bladder cancer immunotherapy2
Metastatic germ cell tumors in serous cavities and cerebrospinal fluid: A single‐center experience2
Cytologic features of gynecologic germ cell tumors and carcinomas exhibiting germ cell tumor differentiation2
Performance of a multigene genomic classifier and clinical parameters in predicting malignancy in a Southeast Asian cohort of patients with cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules2
The deadliness of loneliness2
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The rationale for the development and publication of the World Health Organization reporting systems for cytopathology and a brief overview of the first editions of the lung and pancreaticobiliary sys2
The World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology: Overview and Summary2
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State pathology societies—valuable resources for trainees2
Secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland, a rare entity: An international multi‐institutional study2
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The current state of sinonasal malignancies and recent management updates2
Diagnostic accuracy and risk stratification of pancreatic cyst fluids diagnosed as mucinous neoplasms without mucinous epithelium2
Benign peripheral nerve tumors: Analysis of 89 FNA cases emphasizing diagnostic accuracy and their morphologic spectrum2
Evaluating the performance of anal cytology and high‐risk HPV genotyping for detecting anal HSIL in a clinic‐based sample of people living with and without HIV in Puerto Rico2
A troubling lack of replicability for cancer biology studies2
Fine‐needle aspiration of amyloidoma: A critical analysis2
New urgency for answers on the health impacts of microplastics2
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Decoding the mysterious surge in early‐onset colorectal cancers2
SOX17 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for metastatic ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in cytology cell block specimens2
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology2
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Effusion fluid cytology and COVID‐19 infection2
Rapid on‐site evaluation of touch imprint cytology in navigation bronchoscopy for small peripheral pulmonary nodules2
Comprehensive evaluation of cytomorphologic, histologic, and molecular features of DICER1‐altered thyroid lesions on FNA: A multipractice experience2
Risk of malignancy associated with diagnostic categories of the proposed World Health Organization International System for Reporting Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology2
Understanding the “zombie cells” that won’t die1
How pro‐inflammatory diets may create the right recipe for cancer1
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Analysis of 76 cytologic cases and correlation with histologic grade1
American College of Radiology–Developed Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System 3, 4, and 5 thyroid nodules are distinctive by cytology, genetic imprints, and histology1
The roles of the SWI/SNF complex in cancer1
Utilization of an artificial intelligence–enhanced, web‐based application to review bile duct brushing cytologic specimens: A pilot study1
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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of imprint and scrape cytology for intraoperative risk stratification of ovarian tumors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis1
Giant cell tumor of soft tissue: FNA cytopathology of 4 cases, review of the literature, and comparison with giant cell tumor of bone1
Grading medullary thyroid carcinoma on fine‐needle aspiration cytology specimens with the International Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Grading System: A cytologic–histologic correlation1
Beyond PD‐L1: Assessment of LAG‐3 and other predictive biomarkers in non–small cell lung carcinoma1
Risk stratification of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with nondiagnostic or benign cytology on repeat FNA: Implications for molecular testing and surveillance1
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Comparative genomic and immunopathologic analysis of lung adenocarcinomas with and without cytology‐proven malignant pleural effusions1
Analysis of the sensitivity of high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion Pap diagnosis and interobserver variability with the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System1
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Generic cancer drugs are still in short supply1
Research and scholarly mentoring: A guide for pathology faculty and program directors1
Marshalling the senses for a good night's sleep1
The Milan system atypia of undetermined significance: 5‐year performance data1
Sputum cell‐free DNA for detection of alterations of multiple driver genes in lung adenocarcinoma1
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Comparison of the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System with the ThinPrep Imaging System—A retrospective assessment1
The role of the ThyGeNEXT oncogene panel used in combination with the expanded miRNA panel ThyraMIRv2 in Indeterminate thyroid nodules: A large, blinded, real‐world, observational study1
Incorporation of DNA methylation profiling into the cytopathology laboratory1
Utility of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytology, with focus on the incidence and histologic correlates of atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) and salivary gland neoplasm of unc1
MicroRNA profiling predicts positive nodal status in papillary thyroid carcinoma in the preoperative setting1
Molecular analysis using SalvGlandDx improves risk of malignancy estimation and diagnosis of salivary gland cytopathology: An exploratory multicenter study1
Cancer‐aiding elements begin illuminating the genome’s “dark matter”1
Cancer‐linked genetic testing: Growing panels and challenges in the United States1
The utility of next‐generation sequencing in challenging liver FNA biopsies1
Does artificial intelligence redefine nuclear‐to‐cytoplasmic ratio threshold for diagnosing high‐grade urothelial carcinoma?1
Evaluation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for assisting the Paris System in reporting urinary cytology: A pilot study1
Heightened but variable COVID‐19 risks for patients with cancer1
Immunofluorescent and molecular characterization of effusion tumor cells reveal cancer site‐of‐origin and disease‐driving mutations1
Large‐scale validation study of an improved semiautonomous urine cytology assessment tool: AutoParis‐X1
RAS mutation and associated risk of malignancy in the thyroid gland: An FNA study with cytology‐histology correlation1
RNA sequencing and expression heterogeneity in head and neck cancer1
The impact of different fixatives on immunostaining of lung adenocarcinomas in pleural effusion cell blocks1
Same‐day molecular testing for targetable mutations in solid tumor cytopathology—The next frontier of the rapid on‐site evaluation1
Minimizing mistakes through a culture of communication1
A different kind of smart: What pathologists can learn from an octopus1
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Performance of repeat cytology with reflex ThyroSeq genomic classifier for indeterminant thyroid cytology1
The utility of claudin‐4 versus MOC‐31 and Ber‐EP4 in the diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma in cytology specimens1
A disturbing link between cancer and suicide1
Incorporating health equity into the pathology curriculum1
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