Inattention and distraction account for a substantial number of traffic accidents. Therefore, we examined the impact of secondary task performance (an auditory oddball task) on a primary driving task (lane keeping). (more…)
Between May and September 2006, 640 specimens of the rabbitfish Siganusrivulatus Forsskal (Teleostei, Siganidae) were examined for infections with intestinal helminths.These fishes were caught in the Red Sea off the coast of Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt,examined in a field laboratory and separated into three size groups of regular length intervals.Only three species of helminths were recovered: (more…)
BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii (EPC) infection is anuncommon condition, regardless of HIV status, and can occur as a complication of P carinii pneumonia(PCP). However, PCP is the most common severe opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Theincidence of EPC is variable, and in HIV-1-infected individuals it has been estimated to be0.06-2.5%. CASE: (more…)
BACKGROUND: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a very rare primary pulmonaryneoplasm. Cytologic findings of pulmonary washing and brushing in 2 cases of primary bronchialadenoid cystic carcinoma with special histologic features are described, with an emphasis on somepoints that have not been reported previously, (more…)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of endometrial aspiration cytology forassessing malignant cells of extrauterine origin. STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial cytology was performedon 224 patients with primary ovarian cancer, 10 with fallopian tube cancer and 45 with peritonealtumors. (more…)
BACKGROUND: To describe the cytologic, histologic and immunohistochemicalfindings of a case of epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) arising from a pleomorphic adenoma(PA) of the parotid with both malignant epithelial and myoepithelial components. CASE: A 29-year-oldfemale presented with a 1.5 x 1.5-cm, palpable mass of the left parotid of 7-8 months’ durationwith recent enlargement and pain. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) revealed biphasic epithelial(small cell) and myoepithelial (large/clear cell) clusters arranged in a pseudopapillary andtrabecular pattern with abundant hyaline material with many naked nuclei, together with areastypical of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) was noted. (more…)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the FocalPoint Location-Guided Screening (FPGS) performance in computer-assisted primary screening of Papanicolaou-stained cervicovaginal smears. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 37,306 routine consecutive conventional Pap slides were prospectively processed on the FPGS. (more…)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of abdominal fat pad aspiration cytology as a screening procedure for systemic amyloidosis and to assess the clinical usefulness of semiquantitative grading criteria of fat pad amyloid deposits. STUDY DESIGN: Aspiration cytology samples from 297 cases of abdominal fat pad were retrospectively analyzed for amyloid deposits. (more…)
