OBJECTIVE The history of Sayk's cell sedimentation chamber is examined and reviewed in the context of clinically utilizable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. METHODS A review of the literature was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar to search for primary and secondary sources on the history of CSF diagnosis. Moreover, documents in the archives of the Universities of Rostock and Jena, th...

Introduction: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of hormonally responsive endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The overall prevalence is 8–15% in women of reproductive age group. Subcutaneous location causing a palpable lump that is amenable for cytodiagnosis is not common; most of the cases are sites of previous cesarean section or episiotomy site. Case Series: We report three cases of...

Primary submandibular gland oncocytic carcinoma is a rare pathology, with only 10 cases being reported to date. We encountered a case of primary submandibular gland oncocytic carcinoma and report it herein. The patient was a 69-year-old man who came to our hospital with right submandibular cancer as the main complaint. Based on the results of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, ...

During a survey conducted for the cytodiagnosis of early bronchogenic carcinoma, cytoplasmic viral inclusion bodies were found sporadically in tracheobronchial smears of asymtomatic patients of both sexes (ages ranging from 18 to 80 years) undergoing general endotracheal anesthesia for surgery. A review of 3,049 cases performed to assess the frequency of occurrence of this phenomenon showed a 1...

The cytological study of body fluids is an important diagnostic modality. It helps in finding out the etiology as well as the prognosis of the disease process. In our study, a total of 120 fluid samples were examined for conventional cytological smear and cellblock method. Out of 120 fluids, 58 were peritoneal fluid, 55 were pleural fluid, 4 were synovial and 3 pericardial fluid. Overall morpho...

Rapid diagnoses were made on 510 breast lumps by three methods in sequence and the results compared with those obtained by paraffin histology.Naked-eye examination of the excised lumps correctly distinguished between benign and malignant tumours in 95.1% of cases with 23 (4.5%) false negative and two (0.4%) false positive results.Rapid imprint cytodiagnosis was correct in 96.9% of the 391 lumps...