Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine

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Manual Liquid-Based Cytology (Liqui-PREPtrade mark) in Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology: Comparison with the Conventional Smears.: Ji Yun Jeong, Jeong Shik Kim, Young Su Kim, Hye Jung Kim, Ji Young Park; Korean J Cytopathol. 2008;19(1):34-40.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3338/kjc.2008.19.1.34

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Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of the breast is a useful method for diagnosing breast lesions. Yet making the definite diagnosis with performing FNA is limited by some problems, such as the low cellularity, the poor preservation and the obscuring background. Recent studies have found that liquid-based cytology solves such problems, but it is an expensive method and it is limited by the loss of the background information. The purpose of this study is to compare the Liqui-PREP(TM), a new manual liquid-based method of cytology, and the conventional smears for analyzing breast FNA cytology materials. A total of 31 randomized FNA specimens of breast were studied. In each case, both the conventional smears and the Liqui-PREP(TM) method were performed, and the smears were evaluated for cellularity, cellular preservation, the background, the cytologic features and the architectural arrangement. The cellularity and architectural arrangement were equal for both preparations. The Liqui-PREP(TM) specimens showed better cellular preservation, loss of the obscuring background, no overlapping of cells and a smaller area to screen compared with the conventional smears. Moreover, it has the potential advantages of being able to use the remaining specimens for immunohistochemical study and ploidy analysis, and it can reduce the costs for preparation compared with the other liquid-based methods of cytology. But some background information is lost in the Liqui-PREP(TM) specimens, the same as the other liquid-based methods of cytology. In conclusion, the Liqui-PREP(TM) and conventional smears showed good correlation, but they have their respective advantages and disadvantages. These results suggest that Liqui-PREP(TM) can contribute to making the accurate diagnosis with performing breast FNA cytology when it is used along with other methods.

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Liquid-Based Cytology in Fine-Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid and Breast
Ji-Young Kim
The Korean Journal of Pathology.2009; 43(2): 99. CrossRef
Comparison of Liqui-PREP™ and Conventional Preparations in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration
Eun Su Park, Eun Yoon Cho, In Gu Do, Soon Jae Kim, Jung Hee Shin, Boo Kyung Han, Young Lyun Oh
The Korean Journal of Pathology.2009; 43(6): 550. CrossRef

Evaluation for Cytopreservability of Manual Liquid-Based Cytology Liqui-PREP(TM) and its Application to Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytology: Comparative Study with Cytospin.: Gyeongsin Park, Kyungji Lee, Chan Kwon Jung, Dae Hyoung Lee, Bin Cho, Youn Soo Lee, Sang In Shim, Kyo Young Lee, Chang Suk Kang; Korean J Cytopathol. 2007;18(1):46-54.

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Abstract PDF: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology is an effective tool for evaluating diseases involving the central nervous system, but his technique is usually limited by its low cellularity and poor cellular preservation. Here we compared the manual liquid-base Liqui-PREPTM (LP) to the cytospin (CS) with using a mononuclear cell suspension and we applied both methods to the CSFs of pediatric leukemia patients. The cytopresevability, in terms of cell yield and cell size, and the clinical efficacy were evaluated. When 2000 and 4000 mononuclear cells were applied, LP was superior to CS for the cell yield, 16.8% vs 1.7% (P=0.001) and 26.2% vs 3.5% (P=0.002), respectively. The mean size of the smeared cells was 10.60 micrometer in the CS, 5.01 micrometer in the LP and 6.50 micrometer in the direct smear (DS), and the size ratio was 1.7 (CS to DS), 0.8(LP to DS) and 2.1 (CS to LP), respectively. As compared to the cells in the DS, the cells in the CS were significantly enlarged, but those in the LP were slightly shrunken. Upon application to 109 CSF samples, 4 were diagnosed as positive for leukemia (positive), 4 had atypical cells and 101 were negative by CS; 6 were positive, one had atypical cells and 102 were negative by LP. For six cases, in which 4 were positive for leukemia and 2 of 4 had atypical cells by CS, they were positive by LP and they were also confirmed as positive according to the follow-up study. Three cases diagnosed as atypical cells (two by CS and one by LP), were confirmed as negative. In conclusion, these results suggest that LP is superior to CS for the cytopresevability and for rendering a definite diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid.

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