Author Archives: Moammar Mudhafar

  • Case #8

    General Diagnostic Category : Neoplasm: Benign (Category IV)  Interpretation: Cellular oncocytic/oncocytoid neoplasm Microscopic description : Smears show oncocytic cells in a background of blood and mixed inflammatory cells. Credit: Moammar M. Mudhaffar, MSc, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • Case # 2

    He presented with T cord compression secondary to bone lesions. This is an aspiration of a praspinal mass Specimen Type Paraspinal FNA Diagnosis  Myeloma Credit: Ahmed Alsayed MSc, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP), CPHQ

  • CASE # 2

    -Ascitic fluid- General Diagnostic Category: Malignant cells identified The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology, category: MAL-S (Malignant Secondary) Inerpretation: Metastatic breast lobular carcinoma Credit: Abdulellah Atia Alshareef, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • CASE # 8

    Clinical Information 39 years with abnormal bleeding Test Performed PAP SMEAR Conventional Specimen AdequacySatisfactory for evaluation; endocervical/transformation zone component present Interpretation (Abnormal)AIS Credit: Abdulellah Atia Alshareef, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • Case # 7

    Test PerformedSurePath™ PAP SMEAR Specimen AdequacySatisfactory for evaluation; endocervical/transformation zone component present Interpretation (Abnormal)High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL) Credit: Moammar M. Mudhaffar, MSc, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • Case #2

    -Bronchoalveolar Lavage- :General Diagnostic Category Negative for malignancy :Interpretation POSITIVE for Pneumocystis organisms- Numerous Cytomegalovirus inclusion identified- Credit: Mr. Moammar M. Muzzaffar, MSc, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • CASE #1

    -Pleural effusion- General Diagnostic Category: Malignant cells identified The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology, category: MAL-S (Malignant Secondary) Inerpretation: Metastatic Breast Ductal Carcinoma Credit: Moammar Mudhaffar, MSc, CT(IAC), CT(ASCP)

  • Case # 6

    -Thyroid FNA- General Diagnostic Category : Malignant (Category VI) Interpretation: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma ( High grade B-cell Lymphoma). :Microscopic description Cellular aspirates that show predominance of medium to large lymphocytes with abnormal cytologic features. Scattered follicular cells and Hurthle cells noted Flow Cytometry Summary: Immunophenotyping of Fine Needle Aspiration leukocytes by flow cytometry shows an abnormal […]