Matthew A. Zarka

TL;DR: Comparison of results to historical data within a cohort population reinforced earlier data and lent further support to the claim that the ThinPrep Pap Test is "significantly more effective" than the conventional smear in clinical practice.

TL;DR: The preprocedural evaluation of the patient referred for TNB is details and the technical aspects of performing the biopsy and processing and interpreting the material obtained and a comparison with alternative semi-invasive diagnostic techniques including bronchoscopic and video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy are compared.

TL;DR: Although the results of recent cost-analysis studies suggest a central role for TNB in the diagnosis of the indeterminate lung lesion, the availability and yield of alternative diagnostic and therapeutic techniques including positron-emission tomography scanning and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery will determine its true utility.

TL;DR: To evaluate the results of patients treated by transoral laser microsurgery and margin mapping with attention to deep margin dimensions in the lateral pharyngeal wall, transoral lasers are used in conjunction with margin mapping for the first time.

TL;DR: The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology has developed a set of guidelines for respiratory cytology including indications for cytological testing, techniques for cytologic sampling, terminology and nomenclature for respiratory diseases, ancillary testing, and recommendations for postcytologic diagnosis follow‐up and management.