OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cancer Cytopathology is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Tumor mutational burden on cytological samples: A pilot study	39
HPV persistence after cervical surgical excision of high‐grade cervical lesions	36
Evidence‐based diagnostic performance of novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion cytology	33
A deep learning system to diagnose the malignant potential of urothelial carcinoma cells in cytology specimens	28
Assessment of risk of malignancy by application of the proposed Sydney system for classification and reporting lymph node cytopathology	27
Cytologic diagnosis of metastatic melanoma by FNA: A practical review	23
Risk of malignancy associated with diagnostic categories of the proposed World Health Organization International System for Reporting Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology	22
Diagnostic mesothelioma biomarkers in effusion cytology	20
Cervical cytology screening facilitated by an artificial intelligence microscope: A preliminary study	19
Secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland, a rare entity: An international multi‐institutional study	19
Accuracy of parotid gland FNA cytology and reliability of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology in clinical practice	19
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of bronchial brushing cytology in lung cancer: A meta‐analysis	19
Risk stratification for cervical neoplasia using extended high‐risk HPV genotyping in women with ASC‐US cytology: A large retrospective study from China	19
Evaluating the role of Z‐stack to improve the morphologic evaluation of urine cytology whole slide images for high‐grade urothelial carcinoma: Results and review of a pilot study	17
How limited molecular testing can also offer diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of thyroid nodules processed with liquid‐based cytology: Role of TERT promoter and BRAF V600E mutation a	17
Oral brush biopsy using liquid‐based cytology is a reliable tool for oral cancer screening: A cost‐utility analysis	17
RAS mutation and associated risk of malignancy in the thyroid gland: An FNA study with cytology‐histology correlation	16
Combining molecular testing and the Bethesda category III:VI ratio for thyroid fine‐needle aspirates: A quality‐assurance metric for evaluating diagnostic performance in a cytopathology laboratory	16
Application of deep learning as an ancillary diagnostic tool for thyroid FNA cytology	16
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 guidelines	16
A multi‐institutional study of salivary gland cytopathology: Application of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology in Japan	15
Cytopathology practice during the COVID‐19 postlockdown: An Italian experience	15
COVID‐19 pandemic impact on cytopathology practice in the post‐lockdown period: An international, multicenter study	15
Digital Examination of LYmph node CYtopathology Using the Sydney system (DELYCYUS): An international, multi‐institutional study	15
Evaluation of programmed death ligand 1 expression in cytology to determine eligibility for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	13

The role of cytokeratin 7/20 coordination revisited—Machine learning identifies improved interpretative algorithms for cell block immunohistochemistry in aspirates of metastatic carcinoma	13
Lymph node FNA cytology: Diagnostic performance and clinical implications of proposed diagnostic categories	13
Actionable driver DNA variants and fusion genes can be detected in archived cytological specimens with the Oncomine Dx Target Test Multi‐CDx system in lung cancer	13
Probability of malignancy as determined by ThyroSeq v3 genomic classifier varies according to the subtype of atypia	13
Atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid cytology: Nuclear atypia and architectural atypia are associated with different molecular alterations and risks of malignancy	13
Thyroid paraganglioma: A diagnostic pitfall in thyroid FNA	13
Cytopathology of acinic cell carcinoma: A study of 50 cases, including 9 with high‐grade transformation	13
Subclassification of the Bethesda Category III (AUS/FLUS): A study of thyroid FNA cytology based on ThinPrep slides from the National Cancer Center in China	12
The clinical utility of extended high‐risk HPV genotyping in risk‐stratifying women with L‐SIL cytology: A retrospective study of 8726 cases	12
Subacute (De Quervain) thyroiditis during the COVID‐19 pandemic	12
Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules	12
Evaluation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for assisting the Paris System in reporting urinary cytology: A pilot study	12
The Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology: Cytohistologic and molecular correlations on 37,371 no	12
Comparison of the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System with the ThinPrep Imaging System—A retrospective assessment	12
Next‐generation sequencing in the evaluation of biliary strictures in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis	12
Multi‐institutional validation of a modified scheme for subcategorizing salivary gland neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential (SUMP)	11
Impact of molecular testing on detecting mimics of oncocytic neoplasms in thyroid fine‐needle aspirates diagnosed as follicular neoplasm of Hürthle cell (oncocytic) type	11
The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Cytopathology showed improved diagnostic accuracy	11
Papillary lesions of the breast: A systematic evaluation of cytologic parameters	11
Quantitative assessment of p16 expression in FNA specimens from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and correlation with HPV status	11
DNA methylation analysis in urinary samples: A useful method to predict the risk of neoplastic recurrence in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in the high‐risk group	11
Reassessing the optimal volume for malignancy detection in serous fluid cytology	11
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Pediatric Salivary Gland Cytopathology: Analysis of histologic follow‐up, risk of malignancy, and diagnostic accuracy	11
A pilot study: Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA3 immunoperoxidase staining using cytologic smears in entities reportedly positive for GATA3	10
Copy number variations identified in thyroid FNA specimens are associated with Hürthle cell cytomorphology	10
Insights on recent innovations in bladder cancer immunotherapy	10
Combined molecular and histologic end points inform cancer risk estimates for thyroid nodules classified as atypia of undetermined significance	10
Evaluation and diagnostic value of next‐generation sequencing analysis of residual liquid‐based cytology specimens of pancreatic masses	10
Bone and soft tissue sarcomas in cerebrospinal fluid and effusion: A 20‐year review at our institution	9
Fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of chromosome 22 monosomy in pleural effusion cytology for the diagnosis of mesothelioma	9
Cytomorphologic features of intraductal salivary gland carcinoma: A multi‐institutional study of 13 FNA cases with histologic, molecular, and clinical correlations	9
Fine needle aspiration of salivary gland carcinomas with high‐grade transformation: A multi‐institutional study of 22 cases and review of the literature	9
Liquid biopsy for the diagnosis of HPV‐associated head and neck cancer	9
Pleomorphic liposarcoma: A clinicopathologic study of 20 FNA cases	9
Improving the Pap test with artificial intelligence	9
Adequacy evaluation and use of pancreatic adenocarcinoma specimens for next‐generation sequencing acquired by endoscopic ultrasound–guided FNA and FNB	9
Keratin 17 testing in pancreatic cancer needle aspiration biopsies predicts survival	9
Diagnostic value of a comprehensive, urothelial carcinoma–specific next‐generation sequencing panel in urine cytology and bladder tumor specimens	9
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 unc	9
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology in pediatric patients: An international, multi‐institutional study	8
Performance of repeat cytology with reflex ThyroSeq genomic classifier for indeterminant thyroid cytology	8
Large‐scale validation study of an improved semiautonomous urine cytology assessment tool: AutoParis‐X	8
Salivary duct carcinoma: A report of 70 FNA cases and review of the literature	8
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
Mesenchymal neoplasms of the parotid gland and parapharyngeal space: an FNA cytologic study of 22 nonlipomatous tumors	8
Cytopathology of bronchoalveolar lavages in COVID‐19 pneumonia: A pilot study	8
Crystalloids in FNA specimens of salivary gland lesions: A retrospective study in a single large institute	8
The 2021 ASCO guideline on the management of salivary gland malignancy endorses FNA biopsy and the risk stratification scheme proposed by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology	8
Risk of malignancy assessment of the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology: Experience in a community hospital	8
Uncovering additional predictors of urothelial carcinoma from voided urothelial cell clusters through a deep learning–based image preprocessing technique	8

Thyroid FNA cytology: The Eastern versus Western perspectives	8
Analysis of the risk of malignancy associated with the basaloid and oncocytic subtypes of the salivary gland neoplasm of unknown malignant potential (SUMP) category in the Milan system	8
The new endocrine WHO classification: What does this mean for thyroid cytology?	7
Application of the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology to pericardial fluid: Root cause analysis of indeterminate diagnoses, cytohistological correlation, and assessment of m	7
Inter‐ and intraobserver agreement in whole‐slide digital ThinPrep samples of low‐grade squamous lesions of the cervix uteri with known high‐risk HPV status: A multicentric international study	7
Cytopathology of solid pancreatic neoplasms: An algorithmic approach to diagnosis	7
Is Milan for kids?: The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytology in pediatric patients at an academic children's hospital with cytologic‐histologic correlation	7
Claudin18.2 expression and clinicopathological features in cytology effusion specimens from gastric adenocarcinoma: A comparative study with tissue specimens	7
Utility of p16/Ki67 double immunocytochemistry for detection of cervical adenocarcinoma	7
Validating cell‐free DNA from supernatant for molecular diagnostics on cytology specimens	7
Comprehensive molecular profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA, biopsy, and resection specimens	7
Bending the virtual conference learning curve	7
Nondiagnostic salivary gland FNAs are associated with decreased risk of malignancy compared with “all‐comer” patients: Analysis of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopatholog	7
Evaluation of pelvic washing specimens in patients with endometrial cancer: Cytomorphological features, diagnostic agreement, and pathologist experience	7
Cytopathological assessment is an accurate method for identifying immunophenotypic features and BRCA1/2 mutations of high‐grade serous carcinoma from ascites	6
Molecular analysis of ascitic fluid cytology reflects genetic changes of malignancies of the ovary equivalent to surgically resected specimens	6
Identification and characterization of effusion tumor cells (ETCs) from remnant pleural effusion specimens	6
Scrutinizing high‐risk patients from ASC‐US cytology via a deep learning model	6
Risk stratification of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with nondiagnostic or benign cytology on repeat FNA: Implications for molecular testing and surveillance	6
Mitosis‐Karyorrhexis Index evaluation by digital image visual analysis for application of International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification in FNA biopsy	6
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 sys	6
NTRK‐rearranged papillary thyroid carcinoma demonstrates frequent subtle nuclear features and indeterminate cytologic diagnoses	6
SOX17 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for metastatic ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in cytology cell block specimens	6
The utility of claudin‐4 versus MOC‐31 and Ber‐EP4 in the diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma in cytology specimens	6
On the new (version 9) American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor, node, metastasis staging for cervical cancer—A commentary	6
The diagnostic utility of trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 immunohistochemistry for metastatic breast carcinoma in effusion cytology specimens	6
Validation of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology and the diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology for submandibular gland lesions	6
Giant cell tumor of soft tissue: FNA cytopathology of 4 cases, review of the literature, and comparison with giant cell tumor of bone	6
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 situ	6
Ocular cytology: Diagnostic features and ongoing practices	6
Crystals and crystalloids in cytopathology: Incidence and importance	5
Nondiagnostic category of Milan System for Reporting Pediatric Salivary Gland Cytopathology: outcomes and root cause analysis	5
Probability of malignancy and molecular alterations as determined by ThyroSeq v3 genomic classifier in Bethesda Category IV	5
Role of renal mass biopsy for diagnosis and management: Review of current trends and future directions	5
Cervical cancer prevention in the United States—where we've been and where we're going: The American Cancer Society Primary HPV Screening Initiative	5
Cervicovaginal Papanicolaou tests in transgender men: Cytomorphologic alterations, interpretation considerations, and clinical implications	5
The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology: Analysis and discussion of the response to a web‐based survey	5
Utility of NR4A3 on FNA cytology smears and liquid‐based preparations of salivary gland	5
Risks of malignancy in the major nongynecologic cytopathology reporting systems: Critiques and discussions	5
Less is more meets do more with less: Exploring differences in thyroid FNA molecular testing between Asian and Western practices	5
Evaluating Diff‐Quik cytology smears for large‐panel mutation testing in lung cancer—Predicting DNA content and success with low‐malignant‐cellularity samples	5
The utility of high‐risk human papillomavirus in situ hybridization in cytology cell block material from cystic head and neck lesions	5
Correlation of ultrasound, cytological, and histological features of 110 benign BI‐RADS categories 4C and 5 nonpalpable breast lesions. The Institut Curie's experience	5
Multiplexed single‐cell analysis of FNA allows accurate diagnosis of salivary gland tumors	5
Utility of high‐risk HPV RNA chromogenic in situ hybridization in cytology smears and liquid‐based preparations from metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	5
Determinants of p16/Ki‐67 adequacy and positivity in HPV‐positive women from a screening population	5
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 cy	4
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 cancer	4
Challenging the concept of “risk of malignancy” in cytology	4
Putting morphology to the test: An established classification scheme reliably stratifies salivary gland cytology by risk of malignancy with substantial interobserver agreement	4
Higher concordance of PD‐L1 expression between biopsies and effusions in epithelioid than in nonepithelioid pleural mesothelioma	4
The important role of routine cytopathology in pediatric precision oncology	4
Cytology interpretation after a change to HPV testing in primary cervical screening: Observational study from the English pilot	4
Comprehensive evaluation of benign and malignant etiologies of different serous effusions with the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology: A multi‐institutional study in Taiwan	4
Performance of Afirma genomic sequencing classifier and histopathological outcome are associated with patterns of atypia in Bethesda category III thyroid nodules	4
Diagnosis of thoracic SMARCA4‐deficient undifferentiated tumor in cytology	4
A positive HPV test with positive p16/Ki‐67 double staining in self‐sampled vaginal material is an accurate tool to detect women at risk for cervical cancer	4
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 in	4
The Milan System classification of Warthin tumor: A large institutional study of 124 cases highlighting cytologic features that limit definitive interpretation	4
Immunofluorescent and molecular characterization of effusion tumor cells reveal cancer site‐of‐origin and disease‐driving mutations	4
A simplified molecular method to detect high‐risk HPV using the Aptima HPV assay on head and neck FNA smears	4
The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine‐Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytopathology: Recent research findings and the future	4
Reply to Assessing the diagnostic accuracy for pleomorphic adenoma and Warthin tumor by employing the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology: An international, multi‐institutional stu	4
Cutoff values of PD‐L1 expression in urinary cytology samples for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma	4
Don't SUMP it! Utility of PLAG1 immunocytochemistry in basaloid SUMP subcategory	4
Detection accuracy of the Cobas HPV assay for high‐risk HPV in head and neck FNA biopsy specimens	4
Imprint cytology: Invaluable technique to evaluate fresh specimens received in the pathology department for lymphoma workup	4
Cytologic features of sex cord‐stromal tumors in women	4
Examining longitudinal markers of bladder cancer recurrence through a semiautonomous machine learning system for quantifying specimen atypia from urine cytology	4
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 cytopathologist	4
Quantifying the hidden impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The cytology perspective	4
Acinar cell induced autolysis is a frequent occurrence in CytoLyt‐fixed pancreatic fine needle aspiration specimens: An analysis of 157 cytology samples	4
Incorporating cytologic adequacy assessment into precision oncology workflow using telepathology: An institutional experience	4
Evaluation of p16/Ki‐67 dual‐stain as triage test for high‐risk HPV‐positive women: A hospital‐based cross‐sectional study	4
Improving risk assessment in indeterminate pediatric thyroid FNA biopsies	4
Urine cytology findings in patients with biopsy‐confirmed urothelial carcinoma in situ with plasmacytoid features	4
Cytologic and histological features of rare nonepithelial and nonlymphoid tumors of the thyroid	4
Benign peripheral nerve tumors: Analysis of 89 FNA cases emphasizing diagnostic accuracy and their morphologic spectrum	4