Cancer Cytopathology

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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HPV persistence after cervical surgical excision of high‐grade cervical lesions52
Researchers confront a rising tide of cancer misinformation33
Homage to Georgios Papanikolaou: A pilgrimage to his birthplace33
Retrospective analysis of HPV infection: Cotesting and HPV genotyping in cervical cancer screening within a large academic health care system31
Detection of effusion tumor cells under different storage and processing conditions28
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Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology26
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The negative outlook: Long‐term follow up of ThyroSeq negative and low‐risk nodules23
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Editorial in response to Thangaiah et al.22
The clinical utility of extended high‐risk HPV genotyping in risk‐stratifying women with L‐SIL cytology: A retrospective study of 8726 cases22
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Quantifying the hidden impact of COVID‐19 pandemic: The cytology perspective20
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Cytology‐Radiology Correlation Series: Pancreatic cytopathology19
Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology18
“Other” high‐risk HPV: Challenges in anal cancer screening17
Malignant effusions secondary to metastatic thyroid carcinomas: A review of 15 cases16
Thyroid nodules and cancer: The search for certainty16
Impact of race, ethnicity, and human immunodeficiency virus status on anal high‐risk HPV subtypes: Preliminary insights from a diverse urban population16
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 cytopathologist14
Digital Examination of LYmph node CYtopathology Using the Sydney system (DELYCYUS): An international, multi‐institutional study14
Utilization of Oil Red O staining for assessing aspiration risk in lung transplant patients: A multidisciplinary prospective study with clinical practice insights14
Interventional cytology benefits patients undergoing thyroid FNA14
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Cytology of cystic lesions of the pancreas: Practical insights, pearls, and pitfalls13
Deep targeted sequencing of cytological tumor cells using whole genome amplification13
Cytologic, histologic, and clinical correlation of minor mutations in pancreatic cysts13
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
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
Pulmonary cytology: Pearls and pitfalls of non‐neoplastic mimics of lung cancer12
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Neutrophil‐calibrated atypical squamous cells in ThinPrep urine cytology for detecting squamous differentiation in urothelial carcinoma12
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 cancer12
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 cy12
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
Spotlight: Rising Stars in Cytology11
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The discordant biomarker dilemma: What are the diagnostic implications of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas with discrepant p16 and HPV results?11
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Tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA biopsy cytology: A predictor of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in histologic evaluation11
DICER1 mutations in Bethesda category II, III, and IV thyroid nodules: A mutually exclusive relationship with BRAFV600E mutation10
Introducing Cancer Cytopathology Practice Essentials: A new series of practical and up‐to‐date reviews10
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Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules9
Unraveling Hürthle cell lesions of the thyroid using molecular findings9
p53 expression in cytology samples may represent a marker of early‐stage cancer9
Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing9
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Comparison of conventional and novel rotational FNA needles using conventional microscopy and image analysis to quantitatively assess yield9
The hidden costs of clinical trials8
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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
Revisiting the cytologic features of autoimmune pancreatitis: An institutional experience8
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Calibration of the Becton Dickinson FocalPoint GS slide profiler is essential for optimal performance: Avoiding the algorithm supersaturation cascade effect pitfall8
Patient‐facing communication for cytopathologists: A framework for disclosing diagnostic error8
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
The “preexisting condition” invention in American health care: The persistence of a potential insurance nightmare8
Risk of malignancy in renal biopsy: A review8
Application of CytoMatrix for the diagnosis of melanoma metastases on FNA cytology samples: Performance of a novel cell block method8
A growing link between antibiotics and colon cancer8
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
Thyroid nodules with DICER1 mutation or PTEN alteration: A comparative cytologic, clinical, and molecular study of 117 FNA cases8
Crystals and crystalloids in cytopathology: Incidence and importance7
Interobserver agreement in the interpretation of anal cytology7
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Cytologic risk stratification of medullary thyroid carcinoma: Does it make the grade?7
A simplified molecular method to detect high‐risk HPV using the Aptima HPV assay on head and neck FNA smears7
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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
The diagnostic challenges of medullary thyroid carcinoma: A practical guide for cytopathologists7
Cytology should create structured data sets without using synoptic reporting6
The new endocrine WHO classification: What does this mean for thyroid cytology?6
Dual immunocytochemical staining of annexin A10 and p53 in low‐grade and papillary urothelial carcinoma contributes to improvement of diagnostic accuracy in urine cytology6
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Examining longitudinal markers of bladder cancer recurrence through a semiautonomous machine learning system for quantifying specimen atypia from urine cytology6
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
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
Improving the Pap test with artificial intelligence6
Thyroid FNA cytology: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and vaccination in a Brazilian series6
A pilot study: Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA3 immunoperoxidase staining using cytologic smears in entities reportedly positive for GATA36
The digital expression profile of BMP7, CDKN2C, HIST1H3G, and PKMYT1 genes improves high‐grade cervical lesion detection in liquid‐based cytology6
Prioritizing parotid gland surgery: A call for the implementation of the MSRSGC classification6
Cytomorphologic and molecular characterization of spindle cell carcinoid tumors of the lung6
Adequacy evaluation and use of pancreatic adenocarcinoma specimens for next‐generation sequencing acquired by endoscopic ultrasound–guided FNA and FNB6
Repurposed drugs may lend a new hand as add‐ons to existing cancer treatments6
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
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Atypia of undetermined significance and ThyroSeq v3–positive call rates as quality control metrics for cytology laboratory performance6
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Spotlight: Rising stars in cytology5
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The rise of biopolitics as a growing force in medicine5
How an epidemic of untreated malnutrition is worsening cancer5
Diagnostic challenges in urinary cytology: Practical insights from The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology5
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
Implementation of The Paris System for Reporting Urine Cytology improves diagnostic accuracy of selective upper urinary tract 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
Use of nongynecologic cytologic–histologic correlation to identify patterns of error: An institutional experience5
Detection accuracy of the Cobas HPV assay for high‐risk HPV in head and neck FNA biopsy specimens4
Limitations and opportunities for tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in breast FNA4
The role of cytology in densely populated territories: An experience from Hong Kong4
Correlation of different HPV genotype viral loads and cervical lesions: A retrospective analysis of 1585 cases4
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
Writing our way through academia: Our journey as young faculty and book authors4
Bridging the gap to the next generation of learners and column leadership4
New chances and challenges for preventing HPV‐associated throat cancer4
Significance of KRAS mutation testing in biliary brushing cytology specimens: A 10‐year retrospective review4
Fluorescence in situ hybridization for ETV6 gene rearrangements on destained cytological smears: Role in diagnosis of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland4
Diagnostic utility of p53, SMAD4, and the novel biomarker PON2 in FNA of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma4
The power and pitfalls of using social media to study rare cancers4
Risk of malignancy and overall survival associated with the diagnostic categories in the World Health Organization Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology4
Current role of cytopathology in the molecular and computational era: The perspective of young pathologists4
Apprenticeship and the art of making meaning in cytopathology4
Emerging role of blood‐based biomarker testing in HPV‐mediated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma4
Nondiagnostic category of Milan System for Reporting Pediatric Salivary Gland Cytopathology: outcomes and root cause analysis4
A more expansive approach to obstructive sleep apnea4
Urinary IL‐6 and IL‐8 as predictive markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma: A pilot study4
A shifting ethical and legal landscape for sperm donation4
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Defining quality in thyroid FNA4
Diagnostic implication of extracellular mucin in pancreatic/biliary brushing and stent cytology4
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