Validation of digital image slides for diagnosis in cervico-vaginal cytology.

Objective: To test the diagnostic concordance between microscopic (MI) and digital (DG) observation of cervico-vaginal (CV) cytology in a validation study of the technique.

Methods: Five cytotechnologists (CT) reviewed 888 routine CV cytology cases from the Cervical Pathology Unit of our center over a 2-week period of time. The cases were first observed by MI and at the end of the day the cases were observed by DG.

Lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma of the pleura: a case report with cytological findings.

Lymphohistiocytoid malignant mesothelioma is an infrequent variant of sarcomatoid mesothelioma representing approximately 0.5-3.3% of malignant mesotheliomas.