TABLE 1 Synopsis of Clinical Data, Cytological and Histological Diagnoses

From: The Potential Value of Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis in Effusion—and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Case No.

Gender

Age (yr)

Cytologic Material for CGH

Classic Cytogenetic

Cytologic Diagnosis

Histologic Diagnosis/Primary Tumor

1

Female

76

Ascites, smears

No growth of tumor cells

Adenocarcinoma

Serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary, G3

2

Female

79

Ascites, cell pellet

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary, G2

3

Female

69

Ascites, cell pellet

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary

4

Female

50

Ovary, imprint

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary

5

Female

66

Omentum majus, imprint

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Metastatic serous papillary ovarian adenocarcinoma, G2

6

Female

64

Ascites, cell pellet

Successful

Adenocarcinoma

Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary

7

Female

69

Ascites, smears

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary, G2

8

Female

77

Ascites, smears

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary, G2

9

Female

89

Breast, FNA

Not performed

Mucinous breast carcinoma

Mucinous breast carcinoma, G2

10

Female

50

Ascites, smears

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Invasiv lobular breast carcinoma, G2

11

Female

62

Breast, FNA

Not performed

Breast carcinoma

Microinvasive DCIS, G3

12

Male

75

Ascites, cell pellet

Not performed

Adenocarcinoma

Adenocarcinoma of the colon, G2

13

Male

56

Pleural effusion, smears

Not performed

Suspicious for MM

Well differentiated malignant mesothelioma, epithelial type

14

Female

59

Pleural effusion, cell pellet

Not performed

Suspicious for MM

Biphasic malignant mesothelioma

15

Male

55

Ascites, smears

Successful

Suspicious for MM

Biphasic malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum

  1. DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; FNA, fine needle aspiration; G1–G3, histological tumor grading; MM, malignant mesothelioma.