Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma to the breast in a patient with combined medullary and papillary carcinoma of thyroid--a case report.

We report the fine-needle aspiration cytology of a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) metastatic to the breast in a 66-year old female within two years of diagnosis of the thyroid tumor. The aspirate of the breast metastases revealed a plasmacytoid population of cells in loose clusters and singly with mild to moderate pleomorphism. Nuclear groves and occasional intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions were seen.

Fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid in children and adolescents: experience with 792 aspirates.

Objective: To determine the distribution of thyroid lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients in Kuwait.

Study Design: During a 16-year period (January 1993-December 2008) the cytology reports of 792 thyroid aspirates (724 females and 68 males) performed on children and adolescents (ranging from 4 to 21 years) at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital were reviewed. Of these 62, 150, 201 and 379 aspirates belonged to the age group 4-- <12, 12-- <16, 16-- <19 and 19-21 years, respectively.

Gynecologic infections seen in cervical smears in Kuwait.

Objective: To study the different gynecologic infections seen in cervical smears in Kuwait.

Study Design: Over a 6-year period (2002-2007), a total of 42,294 cervical smears were studied in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. Conventional and ThinPrep (Cytyc Corp.

Expression of estrogen receptor alpha and estrogen receptor beta in fine needle aspirates of breast carcinoma.

Objective: To evaluate the expression of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) in fine needle aspirates (FNAs) and correlate the findings with its expression in tissue sections.

Study Design: In 38 cases of breast carcinoma, expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and ERbeta in aspirates and tissue sections was correlated with the cytologic and histologic grade of the tumor.

Results: ERalpha and ERbeta were expressed as nuclear staining in 80% and 90% of the cases in tissue sections and 47% and 45% of the cases in aspirates, respectively.

Fine needle aspiration cytology of breast masses in children and adolescents: experience with 1404 aspirates.

Objective: To study the distribution and efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of breast lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients.

Study Design: From January 1993 to December 2006, the cytology reports of 1404 breast aspirates (178 males and 1226 females) performed on children and adolescents (ranging from 1 to 21 years) were reviewed. Of these 41, 179, 506 and 678 aspirates belonged to the age group 1-<12, 12-<16, 16-< 19 and 19-21 years, respectively.

Performance of monolayered cervical smears in a gynecology outpatient setting in Kuwait.

Objective: To compare ThinPrep (TP) Papanicolaou smears (Cytyc Corp., Box-borough, Massachusetts, U.S.