Fluorescence in situ hybridization combined with cytomorphology for the detection of lung cancer in bronchial brushing specimens / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#To evaluate the diagnostic value of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) combined with bronchial brushing cytology for detecting lung cancer.@*Methods@#Centromeric enumeration probes (CEPs) for chromosomes 7, 8 and 17 were used in FISH assay. The combination of FISH and cytology was analyzed in 69 bronchial brushing specimens.@*Results@#The positive rates of CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17 in malignant cases diagnosed by cytology were 50.0%, 80.8% and 65.4%, respectively. CEP8 probe showed significantly higher positive rate than CEP7 (P=0.015). In the samples of suspicious of malignancy, the positive rates of CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17 were 46.6%, 66.7% and 58.8%, respectively. While in atypical cases, the positive rates of these three probes were 20.0%, 33.3% and 25.0%, respectively. There was no statistical difference between suspicious of malignancy and atypical cases (P>0.05) as well as between malignant and suspicious of malignancy (P>0.05). No chromosome aberrations were found in normal cases diagnosed by cytology. The positive rates of these three probes in adenocarcinoma (ADC) were slightly higher than those in squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer. However, only CEP8 probe showed statistically difference between ADC and small cell lung cancer (P=0.044). The combination of cytology and FISH using any one of the three-probe set (CEP7, CEP8 and CEP17) showed the sensitivity and specificity of 80.3% and 100.0%, while those of cytology were 54.1% and 100.0%, respectively.@*Conclusions@#FISH combined with cytomorphology assisted the cytology diagnosis of suspicious of malignancy and atypical cases. Therefore, it significantly improved the diagnostic sensitivity for lung cancer without sacrificing specificity.

Endoscopic brush cytology for diagnosis of malignant biliary stricture / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate brush cytology under endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for malignant biliary strictures, and to analyze the factors influencing the diagnosis yield.Methods Brush cytology was applied in 144 patients with suspected malignant biliary strictures at ERCP.Brushing in bile duct was performed for 10 times from 2004 to 2006, while at least 20 times of brushing and repeated manipulation were performed at biliary strictures from 2007 to 2009. Cytological samples were processed immediately after brushing and analyzed by the same pathologist. Efficacy of brush diagnosis was evaluated based on reference to histopathology after surgery and/or clinical diagnostic criteria. Results Malignant stricture was finally diagnosed in 96 patients, and benign diseases in other 48. Brush cytology was positive in 78 of 96 patients with malignant stricture ( sensitivity 81.3% ), and negative in all patients without malignancy ( specificity 100. 0% ). Overall accuracy of diagnosis was 87.5%. Positive rate of malignancy by brush between 2007 and 2009 was 87.7% (50/57), while that between 2004 and 2006 was 71.8%, which were significantly different ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). The positive rate was not correlated with stricture location or tumor type. No major complications occurred, except for 4 moderate acute pancreatitis, 3 cholangiolitis and 2 biliary bleeding. Conclusion Brush cytology is of high sensitivity and specificity for malignant biliary stricture.Repeated brushing and manipulation can facilitate diagnosis yield.

Usefulness of Brushing Cytology in the Diagnosis of the Patients with the Stricture of Biliary Tree / 대한세포병리학회지

Pancreaticobiliary tract strictures are frequent indications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP). We have investigated the brushing cytology in order to determine its efficacy for diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary malignancies. Brushing cytology during ERCP was evaluated in 56 patients with biliary tract stricture presenting to the Catholic Hospital of Taegu-Hyosung from April 1997 to August 1999. A comparison was made between the cytologic and histologic diagnoses on 32 cases from 30 patients. A diagnosis of malignancy was establishied in 78.1%, benign in 15.6%, and inadequate in 6.3% of the cases. Statistical data on cytologic diagnoses in strictures of the bile duct were as follows; specificity and sensitivity of brushing procedure was 100% & 83.3%, respectively: sensitivity of interpretation was 89.3%: with no false positive cases and 3 false negative cases: predictive value for malignancy was 100% & 100%, respectively: predictive value for benign was 28.6% & 40%, respectively: overall diagnostic efficiency was 84.4%. It is concluded that brush cytology is a diagnostically reliable, highly specific technique for malignant lesions encounted at ERCP, although a negative result does not rule out the diagnosis of malignancy.

Cytopathologic Features of Primary Bronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Case Report / 대한세포병리학회지

Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the submucosal glands of the trachea and bronchial tree is rare. The histopathology and natural history of bronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma have been well documented, but detailed descriptions of its cytomor- phology are few. We report a case of primary bronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 20-year-old female, diagnosed by bronchial brushing cytology. The cytologic specimens showed large clusters of small cells arranged around cystlike spaces containing globular basophilic material.