Leslie Gail Dodd

Journal article Diagn Cytopathol · December 2002 Featured Publication Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a reliable, safe, and cost-effective procedure with a well-established role in the diagnosis of various solid tissue neoplasms. The role of FNA in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors, including osteosarcoma (OGS), is contro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fine-needle aspiration cytology of articular and periarticular lesions.

Journal article Cancer · June 25, 2002 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The cytologic diagnosis of joint and articular surface-based lesions traditionally has been accomplished by examination of fluids or effusions. Although exfoliative cytology remains an accurate diagnostic test, not all joint-based lesions will ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fine-needle aspiration cytology of pseudosarcomatous lesions of soft tissue.

Journal article Diagn Cytopathol · January 2001 Featured Publication Pseudosarcomatous lesions are benign neoplasms of the musculoskeletal system that are likely to be misdiagnosed as malignant, based on clinical and histologic features. These include soft-tissue "tumors" considered reactive or reparative lesions such as no ... Full text Link to item Cite

Do proficiency test results correlate with the work performance of screeners who screen Papanicolaou smears?

Journal article Am J Clin Pathol · December 1999 Featured Publication We rescreened Papanicolaou smear slides from 40,245 women, which had been examined by 81 cytology screeners, scored the screeners' work performance, and compared these scores with the results of the screeners' performance on glass slide and computer-based ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mucinous cystic tumor of the pancreas: an analysis of FNA characteristics with an emphasis on the spectrum of malignancy associated features.

Journal article Diagn Cytopathol · March 1995 Featured Publication Previously, pancreatic mucinous cystic tumors were classified as either benign (cystadenoma) or malignant (cystadenocarcinoma). Descriptions of the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) findings of these neoplasms have heretofore emphasized malignant cytologic char ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fine-needle aspiration cytology of silicone granulomas in the augmented breast.

Journal article Diagn Cytopathol · October 1993 Featured Publication We studied 12 aspirates from 10 patients who underwent diagnostic fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of an augmented or reconstructed breast. Six patients were augmented with silicone gel-filled implants and four patients had silicone liquid injections ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality-assurance study of simultaneously sampled, non-correlating cervical cytology and biopsies.

Journal article Diagn Cytopathol · 1993 Featured Publication As part of a quality assurance study, we reviewed 223 cases of simultaneously sampled cervical smears and biopsies that showed a significant lack of correlation for squamous dysplasia or carcinoma. In 153 of the 223 cases (68.6%), the cytology was negative ... Full text Link to item Cite

A 35-year experience with the post-sophomore fellowship in pathology: analysis of its effectiveness as a recruitment resource.

Journal article Hum Pathol · April 1992 Featured Publication Recent reports have indicated a shortage of pathologists coming out of training programs over the next few years. This is due, in part, to a decrease in the number of medical students entering pathology and an overall decline in the popularity of the field ... Full text Link to item Cite