Distribution of human papillomavirus among women with abnormal cervical cytology in Kuwait.

This study investigates the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women with abnormal cervical cytology in Kuwait. Two hundred and ninety-eight (298) abnormal ThinPreps were taken from women seeking routine gynecological care and screened for HPV DNA by real-time PCR. HPV genotyping was determined by PCR-based sequencing.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in fine-needle aspiration smears: a clinico-cytologic study of 76 cases of KFD and 684 cases of reactive hyperplasia of the lymph node.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is cytologically characterized by a polymorphous lymphoid cell population, abundant karyorrhectic debris and histiocytes, many of which are crescentic (Kikuchi histiocytes). As per reviewed literature, KFD may be confused with tuberculosis, lymphoma, and reactive hyperplasia of lymph nodes (RHLN). Since RHLN was found to be a major challenging factor during routine cytodiagnosis of KFD in our material, we tried to find out the differentiating clinico-cytologic features between 76 KFD and 684 RHLN cases seen in Kuwait.

Predictors of malignancy in thyroid fine-needle aspirates "cyst fluid only" cases: can potential clues of malignancy be identified?

Background: A recent consensus conference on thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology concluded that specimens with abundant histiocytes and few or no follicular cells should be interpreted as "cyst fluid only," under the category of "nondiagnostic." The purpose of the current study was to identify any cytomorphologic characteristics in this type of specimen that are predictive of an underlying malignancy.

Methods: Thyroid FNA cases with a report of cyst fluid only and a follow-up thyroidectomy specimen were identified during a 3-year period.