OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of liquidbased cell preparations from the AutoCyte
PREP system (AutoCyte, Inc., Elon College, North Carolina) with the conventional cervical …

Fine-needle biopsy (FNB) is a valuable technique to use in the evaluation of thyroid nodules;
however, false-negative and false-positive results do occur. At Sinai Hospital of Detroit (…

Medically unexplained symptoms or persistent physical symptoms are common, real and
are associated with significant distress, loss of functioning and high healthcare costs. History, …

Adequate sampling is important to minimize the risk of false‐negative fine‐needle biopsy (FNB)
diagnoses. This article reports a prospective study of the following criteria for adequacy …

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disabling long-term
condition of unknown cause. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) …

Criticism of the Papanicolaou smear in the lay press and recent federal legislation regulating
cytology laboratories indicate a need to reappraise cervical cancer screening programs. …

Objective. To provide updated management guidelines according to cervical cytology specimen
adequacy and techniques to optimize adequacy based on literature review and expert …

While infection with high‐risk HPV is the most important risk factor for cervical cancer, HPV
alone is insufficient. Our purpose was to identify viral and epidemiologic factors associated …

Background Persistent physical symptoms (PPS), also known as medically unexplained
symptoms (MUS), affect approximately 50% of patients in secondary care and are often …

Background: The role of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in breast lesions remains
uncertain because its accuracy has been questioned. We hypothesized that this is related to …