Usefulness of cytological diagnosis in pancreatic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration or biopsy: Comparison with histological diagnosis and relationship with puncture route and sample acquisition method.

Background: The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of cytology when using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration or biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB) for pancreatic lesions by comparison with histology, and also to examine differences in diagnostic accuracy depending on the puncture route and sample acquisition method.

Methods: We studied 146 cases in which cytology and histology were performed when undertaking pancreatic EUS-FNA/FNB and the final histological diagnosis was obtained from surgically resected samples. Cytological, histological, and combined diagnoses with cytology and histology (combined diagnosis) detected malignant including suspected malignancy, indeterminate, and benign lesions.

Usefulness of imprint cytology of gonadoblastoma with dysgerminoma in a patient with Turner syndrome and a Y chromosome: A case report and literature review.

Ovarian gonadoblastoma coexisting with a dysgerminoma is extremely rare in patients with Turner syndrome (TS) and a Y chromosome. The cytological findings, including imprint cytology, of these unusual ovarian tumors have rarely been reported. We report a rare patient with a gonadoblastoma with dysgerminoma, 3.

A rare case of pulmonary lepidic metastasis in patient with branch-type intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma of the pancreas.

Pulmonary lepidic metastasis from intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma (IPMC) of the pancreas is extremely rare. The patient was a 50s-year old male who was hospitalized in the department of respiratory in our hospital for the evaluation of ground-glass opacities in both lungs on computed tomography (CT) imaging. Steroid therapy was administered, as interstitial pneumonia was suggested; however, there was no improvement.

Cytological Findings of Ascitic Fluid with a Malignant Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Ovarian steroid cell tumors (SCTs) are rare and usually benign, although 25-43% are reportedly malignant. The cytologic findings of these rare ovarian tumors have almost never been reported.

Case: We report a rare case of a malignant ovarian SCT with peritoneal dissemination and malignant ascites in a 40-year-old woman.

Uterine cervical adenocarcinoma metastasizing concurrently to eutopic and ectopic ovaries: A case report.

Ectopic ovary, a designation that includes supernumerary ovaries and accessory ovaries, is a rare gonadal anomaly. We encountered a patient with a metastasis to such an anomaly and herein provide a review of the published work. A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with stage IIb cervical adenocarcinoma with suspicion for a right ovarian malignancy.

Carcinosarcoma arising from uterine adenomyosis: A case report.

Carcinosarcoma arising from uterine adenomyosis is extremely rare. We encountered such a patient and herein provide a review of the literature. A 56-year-old woman was referred for a huge pelvic tumor, suspected to be an advanced uterine leiomyosarcoma.

Fertilization of C57BL/6 mouse sperm collected from cauda epididymides after preservation or transportation at 4 degrees C using laser-microdissected oocytes.

The C57BL/6 mouse is commonly used to produce transgenic and knockout strains for biomedical research. However, the motility and fertility of its sperm decrease markedly with freezing. Short-term preservation of sperm without freezing can avoid this.

Birth of mice from vitrified/warmed 2-cell embryos transported at a cold temperature.

Cryopreservation of 2-cell embryos is an effective technology for storage of genetically engineered mouse strains. Transport of genetically engineered mice between laboratories has frequently been performed using such cryopreserved 2-cell embryos. However, the receiving laboratory requires proficient skills and special instruments to obtain live young from cryopreserved and transported embryos.