Gastric Cytodiagnosis: A Review and Appraisal

Cytodiagnosis and the necropsy.

AIMS To assess the efficacy of cytodiagnosis in necropsy practice. METHODS Fifty three focal lesions from 46 necropsies were assessed by direct smears taken from the lesions. The smears were air-dried and stained by a modified Giemsa technique, with two cases having supplementary histochemistry. All of the slides were assessed independently before review of the necropsy histology. RESULTS O...

Cytodiagnosis of Pleural Effusions

THERE are several varieties of pleural effusion where an examination of the cells in the fluid is as a rule unnecessary. These are the various forms of purulent effusion or empyema. Pus is pus all the world over, and its main scientific interest is not to be found in the cells which it contains, but in the organisms which cause its production and are to be found in it. It makes a great deal of ...

History of cytodiagnosis.

Cytodiagnosis of histoid leprosy.

This paper presents cytomorphological features of the histoid variety of lepromatous leprosy. Fine needle aspiration of a lepromatous nodule showed cytological features consistent with those of histoid leprosy. Simultaneously, a biopsy of the nodule was also performed and the case confirmed as histoid leprosy. The advantages of the fine needle aspiration technique are that it is simple, quickly...

INVASIVE GASTRIC MUCORMYCOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITER ATURE

Invasive gastric mucormycosis is a rare and fatal disease. We report a rare case with longstanding SLE who presented with fever. Autopsy showed multiple small shallow-based ulcers in the antrum. Histologic examination showed invasive mucormycosis. This is a rare case of invasive gastric mucormycosis localized exelusively in the stomach.