Cancer Cytopathology

Papers
(The TQCC of Cancer Cytopathology is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Homage to Georgios Papanikolaou: A pilgrimage to his birthplace34
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology30
Detection of effusion tumor cells under different storage and processing conditions28
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Researchers confront a rising tide of cancer misinformation24
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The negative outlook: Long‐term follow up of ThyroSeq negative and low‐risk nodules22
HPV persistence after cervical surgical excision of high‐grade cervical lesions22
Retrospective analysis of HPV infection: Cotesting and HPV genotyping in cervical cancer screening within a large academic health care system22
The clinical utility of extended high‐risk HPV genotyping in risk‐stratifying women with L‐SIL cytology: A retrospective study of 8726 cases20
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Quantifying the hidden impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The cytology perspective18
Cytology‐Radiology Correlation Series: Pancreatic cytopathology17
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology17
“Other” high‐risk HPV: Challenges in anal cancer screening16
Impact of race, ethnicity, and human immunodeficiency virus status on anal high‐risk HPV subtypes: Preliminary insights from a diverse urban population16
Editorial in response to Thangaiah et al.15
Deep targeted sequencing of cytological tumor cells using whole genome amplification14
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Interventional cytology benefits patients undergoing thyroid FNA14
Malignant effusions secondary to metastatic thyroid carcinomas: A review of 15 cases14
Cytology of cystic lesions of the pancreas: Practical insights, pearls, and pitfalls14
Utilization of Oil Red O staining for assessing aspiration risk in lung transplant patients: A multidisciplinary prospective study with clinical practice insights14
Thyroid nodules and cancer: The search for certainty14
Cytologic, histologic, and clinical correlation of minor mutations in pancreatic cysts13
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The birth, life, and death of a cytopathology board examination question13
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Retrieving new clues about a dog breed’s “insane” cancer risk13
Generalists and specialists: Two sides of the same coin for cancer care?13
Pulmonary cytology: Pearls and pitfalls of non‐neoplastic mimics of lung cancer12
Digital Examination of LYmph node CYtopathology Using the Sydney system (DELYCYUS): An international, multi‐institutional study12
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Neutrophil‐calibrated atypical squamous cells in ThinPrep urine cytology for detecting squamous differentiation in urothelial carcinoma12
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 cytopathologist12
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
The role of cytokeratin 7/20 coordination revisited—Machine learning identifies improved interpretative algorithms for cell block immunohistochemistry in aspirates of metastatic carcinoma12
Assessment of the efficiency and accuracy of an artificial intelligence assistive system in the diagnosis of Pap cervical atypical glandular cell cytology12
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Tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA biopsy cytology: A predictor of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in histologic evaluation11
Spotlight: Rising Stars in Cytology11
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DICER1 mutations in Bethesda category II, III, and IV thyroid nodules: A mutually exclusive relationship with BRAFV600E mutation10
The discordant biomarker dilemma: What are the diagnostic implications of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas with discrepant p16 and HPV results?10
Introducing Cancer Cytopathology Practice Essentials: A new series of practical and up‐to‐date reviews10
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A growing link between antibiotics and colon cancer9
p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer9
Unraveling Hürthle cell lesions of the thyroid using molecular findings9
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Comparison of conventional and novel rotational FNA needles using conventional microscopy and image analysis to quantitatively assess yield9
Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules9
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 cases9
Calibration of the Becton Dickinson FocalPoint GS slide profiler is essential for optimal performance: Avoiding the algorithm supersaturation cascade effect pitfall9
Application of CytoMatrix for the diagnosis of melanoma metastases on FNA cytology samples: Performance of a novel cell block method9
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 cy9
Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing9
Artificial intelligence and medicine: Mounting risks amid the promise8
Genotype profile of HPV in ASC‐H cytology and histologic follow‐up—prevalence, distribution, and risk: A retrospective study of 1414 cases8
The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: The persistence of a potential insurance nightmare8
The hidden costs of clinical trials8
Cytohistologic immunohistochemical correlation of epithelial tubo‐ovarian neoplasms: Can cell blocks substitute for tissue?8
Extended HPV genotyping and dual stain for the triage of primary HPV screen‐positive cases: Practical guidance for the cytopathology laboratory8
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Patient‐facing communication for cytopathologists: A framework for disclosing diagnostic error8
Risk of malignancy in renal biopsy: A review8
Revisiting the cytologic features of autoimmune pancreatitis: An institutional experience8
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FNA biopsy of breast specimens effectively harvests cells for patient‐derived organoids modeling ductal carcinoma in situ7
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Rapid On‐site Evaluation Practice Variability Appraisal (ROSE PETAL) survey7
Improving the Pap test with artificial intelligence7
Thyroid nodules with DICER1 mutation or PTEN alteration: A comparative cytologic, clinical, and molecular study of 117 FNA cases7
Cytologic risk stratification of medullary thyroid carcinoma: Does it make the grade?7
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The diagnostic challenges of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A practical guide for cytopathologists7
Interobserver agreement in the interpretation of anal cytology7
A simplified molecular method to detect high‐risk HPV using the Aptima HPV assay on head and neck FNA smears7
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The digital expression profile of BMP7, CDKN2C, HIST1H3G, and PKMYT1 genes improves high‐grade cervical lesion detection in liquid‐based cytology7
Crystals and crystalloids in cytopathology: Incidence and importance7
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
Cytomorphologic and molecular characterization of spindle cell carcinoid tumors of the lung6
Atypia of undetermined significance and ThyroSeq v3–positive call rates as quality control metrics for cytology laboratory performance6
Dual immunocytochemical staining of annexin A10 and p53 in low‐grade and papillary urothelial carcinoma contributes to improvement of diagnostic accuracy in urine cytology6
Follicular neoplasms with nuclear atypia versus other types of atypia: Should follicular neoplasms be stratified according to the presence of nuclear atypia?6
Prioritizing parotid gland surgery: A call for the implementation of the MSRSGC classification6
Cytology should create structured data sets without using synoptic reporting6
The new endocrine WHO classification: What does this mean for thyroid cytology?6
Repurposed drugs may lend a new hand as add‐ons to existing cancer treatments6
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Comprehensive epithelial biomarker analysis of malignant mesothelioma: EpCAM positivity is a potential diagnostic pitfall6
Cytologic diagnosis of fumarate hydratase‐deficient renal cell carcinoma: A single‐institutional experience6
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
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
New chances and challenges for preventing HPV‐associated throat cancer5
Examining longitudinal markers of bladder cancer recurrence through a semiautonomous machine learning system for quantifying specimen atypia from urine cytology5
Diagnostic challenges in urinary cytology: Practical insights from The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology5
The rise of biopolitics as a growing force in medicine5
Molecular profiling of thyroid nodules on cytologic samples: Findings from an Italian multi‐institutional cohort5
Detection accuracy of the Cobas HPV assay for high‐risk HPV in head and neck FNA biopsy specimens5
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology5
The value of monitoring amended reports in cytopathology quality programs: A biennial review5
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Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of non–small cell lung cancer with pericardial effusions5
Implementation of The Paris System for Reporting Urine Cytology improves diagnostic accuracy of selective upper urinary tract cytology5
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A pilot study: Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA3 immunoperoxidase staining using cytologic smears in entities reportedly positive for GATA35
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How an epidemic of untreated malnutrition is worsening cancer5
Use of nongynecologic cytologic–histologic correlation to identify patterns of error: An institutional experience5
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