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Published on: October 18, 2018
Filamentous organisms in gastric brushings and gastric cancer diagnosis
1Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland.
Abstract:
An association between filamentous organisms and gastric carcinoma has been reported in gastric biopsies. Review of 45 Papanicolaou-stained gastric brushing specimens revealed filamentous organisms in two cases. In both cases, gastric carcinoma was confirmed on follow-up. Cytopathologists should be aware that the identification of filamentous organisms in gastric brushings is a specific, although insensitive marker of gastric cancer.
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