Mission for Vision

Works on fine needle aspiration biopsy of cancers, benign neoplasms, fluorescent in-situ-hybridization, laser therapy, CT scanning, etc.

Scientific Publications for Lester Layfield, M.D.

Division Chief Anatomic Pathology,

University of Utah.

1. Agatstein, E.H., Hernandez, F.J., Layfield, L.J., Smith, R.B. & deKernion, J.B. Use of fine needle aspiration for detection of stage A prostatic carcinoma before transurethral resection of the prostate: a clinical trial. J Urol 138 , 551-3 (1987).

2. Anders, K. et al. Neuropathologic findings in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clin Neuropathol 5 , 1-20 (1986).

3. Anzai, Y. et al. MR imaging-guided interstitial Nd:YAG laser phototherapy: dosimetry study of acute tissue damage in an in vivo model. J Magn Reson Imaging 1 , 553-9 (1991).

4. Anzai, Y. et al. Nd: YAG interstitial laser phototherapy guided by magnetic resonance imaging in an ex vivo model: dosimetry of laser-MR-tissue interaction. Laryngoscope 101 , 755-60 (1991).

5. Barsky, S.H., Layfield, L., Varki, N. & Bhuta, S. Two human tumors with high basement-membrane-producing potential. Cancer 61 , 1798-806 (1988).

6. Berend, K.R. et al. Association between ratio of matrix metalloproteinase-1 to tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and local recurrence, metastasis, and survival in human chondrosarcoma. J Bone Joint Surg Am 80 , 11-7 (1998).

7. Bottles, K. et al. Cytologic criteria used to diagnose adenocarcinoma in pleural effusions. Mod Pathol 4 , 677-81 (1991).

8. Brizel, D.M. et al. Radiation therapy and hyperthermia improve the oxygenation of human soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer Res 56 , 5347-50 (1996).

9. Brizel, D.M. et al. Tumor oxygenation predicts for the likelihood of distant metastases in human soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer Res 56 , 941-3 (1996).

10. Brodwater, B.K., Major, N.M., Goldner, R.D. & Layfield, L.J. Macrodystrophia lipomatosa with associated fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve. Pediatr Surg Int 16 , 216-8 (2000).

11. Castro, D.J. et al. Flexible Nd:YAG laser palliation of obstructive tracheal metastatic malignancies. Laryngoscope 100 , 1208-14 (1990).

12. Castro, D.J. et al. Interstitial laser phototherapy assisted by magnetic resonance imaging: a new technique for monitoring laser-tissue interaction. Laryngoscope 100 , 541-7 (1990).

13. Castro, D.J. et al. Photodynamic therapy using rhodamine-123 as a new laser dye: biodistribution, metabolism and histology in New Zealand rabbits. Laryngoscope 101 , 158-64 (1991).

14. Castro, D.J. et al. Metastatic head and neck malignancy treated using MRI guided interstitial laser phototherapy: an initial case report. Laryngoscope 102 , 26-32 (1992).

15. Cessna, M.H. et al. Are myogenin and myoD1 expression specific for rhabdomyosarcoma? A study of 150 cases, with emphasis on spindle cell mimics. Am J Surg Pathol 25 , 1150-7 (2001).

16. Chai, C., Dodd, L.G., Glasgow, B.J. & Layfield, L.J. Salivary gland lesions with a prominent lymphoid component: cytologic findings and differential diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Diagn Cytopathol 17 , 183-90 (1997).

17. Child, J.S., MacAlpin, R.N., Moyer, G.H., Shanley, J.D. & Layfield, L.J. Coronary ostial embolus and mitral vegetation simulating a left atrial myxoma: a case of probable cryptococcal valvulitis. Clin Cardiol 2 , 43-8 (1979).

18. Coetzee, L.J., Layfield, L.J., Hars, V. & Paulson, D.F. Proliferative index determination in prostatic carcinoma tissue: is there any additional prognostic value greater than that of Gleason score, ploidy and pathological stage? J Urol 157 , 214-8 (1997).

19. Cramer, H., Layfield, L. & Lampe, H. Fine-needle aspiration of salivary glands: its utility and tissue effects. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 102 , 483-5 (1993).

20. Dawsey, S.M., Korn, E.L. & Layfield, L.J. Morphometric analysis of the homogeneity of lymphoid cell populations in fine-needle aspiration cytology smears. Am J Clin Pathol 92 , 458-64 (1989).

21. De Keyser, L., Layfield, L., Van Herle, A., Costin, A. & Lewin, K. Biochemical and immunohistochemical characterization of proteins in Hurthle cell carcinoma. J Endocrinol Invest 7 , 449-54 (1984).

22. Dodd, L.G. & Layfield, L.J. Renal epithelial dysplasia. Am J Surg Pathol 19 , 1335-7 (1995).

23. Dodd, L.G., Farrell, T.A. & Layfield, L.J. Mucinous cystic tumor of the pancreas: an analysis of FNA characteristics with an emphasis on the spectrum of malignancy associated features. Diagn Cytopathol 12 , 113-9 (1995).

24. Dodd, L.G. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of ganglion cysts. Diagn Cytopathol 15 , 377-81 (1996).

25. Dodd, L.G. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration of inflammatory carcinoma of the breast. Diagn Cytopathol 15 , 363-6 (1996).

26. Dodd, L.G., Moffatt, E.J., Hudson, E.R. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration of primary gallbladder carcinoma. Diagn Cytopathol 15 , 151-6 (1996).

27. Dodd, L.G., Scully, S. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration of epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (epithelioid malignant schwannoma). Diagn Cytopathol 17 , 200-4 (1997).

28. Dodd, L.G., Kerns, B.J., Dodge, R.K. & Layfield, L.J. Intratumoral heterogeneity in primary breast carcinoma: study of concurrent parameters. J Surg Oncol 64 , 280-7; discussion 287-8 (1997).

29. Dodd, L.G., Mooney, E.E., Layfield, L.J. & Nelson, R.C. Fine-needle aspiration of the liver and pancreas: a cytology primer for radiologists. Radiology 203 , 1-9 (1997).

30. Dodd, L.G., Johnston, W.W., Robertson, C.N. & Layfield, L.J. Endoscopic brush cytology of the upper urinary tract. Evaluation of its efficacy and potential limitations in diagnosis. Acta Cytol 41 , 377-84 (1997).

31. Dodd, L.G., Chai, C., McAdams, H.P. & Layfield, L.J. Fine needle aspiration of osteogenic sarcoma metastatic to the lung. A report of four cases. Acta Cytol 42 , 754-8 (1998).

32. Dresel, S.H. et al. Meckel cave lesions: percutaneous fine-needle-aspiration biopsy cytology. Radiology 179 , 579-82 (1991).

33. Emerson, L., Layfield, L.J., Reiss, R., Mulvihill, S. & Holden, J. Malignant islet cell tumor with sarcomatous differentiation. Mod Pathol 14 , 1187-91 (2001).

34. Emerson, L., Layfield, L.J., Rohr, L.R. & Dayton, M.T. Adenocarcinoma arising in association with gastric heterotopic pancreas: A case report and review of the literature. J Surg Oncol 87 , 53-7 (2004).

35. Fidler, J., Paulson, E.K. & Layfield, L. CT evaluation of acute cholecystitis: findings and usefulness in diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 166 , 1085-8 (1996).

36. Florell, S.R., Layfield, L.J. & Gerwels, J.W. A comparison of touch imprint cytology and Mohs frozen-section histology in the evaluation of Mohs micrographic surgical margins. J Am Acad Dermatol 44 , 660-4 (2001).

37. Florell, S.R. et al. Novel application of a fibrin cell block method to evaluate melanocytic cell populations. Pigment Cell Res 16 , 662-9 (2003).

38. Fyrat, P. et al. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of salivary duct carcinoma: report of five cases. Diagn Cytopathol 16 , 526-30 (1997).

39. Glasgow, B.J., Steinsapir, K.D., Anders, K. & Layfield, L.J. Adrenal pathology in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Am J Clin Pathol 84 , 594-7 (1985).

40. Glasgow, B.J. et al. Clinical and pathologic findings of the liver in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am J Clin Pathol 83 , 582-8 (1985).

41. Glasgow, B.J., Layfield, L.J. & Anders, K.H. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and adrenal insufficiency in AIDS. Hum Pathol 19 , 245-6 (1988).

42. Glasgow, B.J. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of orbital and periorbital masses. Diagn Cytopathol 7 , 132-41 (1991).

43. Goldstein, N. & Layfield, L.J. Thyromegaly secondary to simultaneous papillary carcinoma and histiocytosis X. Report of a case and review of the literature. Acta Cytol 35 , 422-6 (1991).

44. Goldstein, N.S., Sanford, W., Coffey, M. & Layfield, L.J. Lymph node recovery from colorectal resection specimens removed for adenocarcinoma. Trends over time and a recommendation for a minimum number of lymph nodes to be recovered. Am J Clin Pathol 106 , 209-16 (1996).

45. Goldstein, N.S. et al. E-cadherin reactivity of 95 noninvasive ductal and lobular lesions of the breast. Implications for the interpretation of problematic lesions. Am J Clin Pathol 115 , 534-42 (2001).

46. Gornstein, B. et al. Interobserver agreement of a probabilistic approach to reporting breast fine-needle aspirations on ThinPrep. Diagn Cytopathol 30 , 389-95 (2004).

47. Gritsch, H.A., Randazzo, R.F., Layfield, L.J. & deKernion, J.B. Invasive giant condylomata acuminata: a case report. J Urol 141 , 950-2 (1989).

48. Gupta, D., Shidham, V., Holden, J. & Layfield, L. Prognostic value of immunohistochemical expression of topoisomerase alpha II, MIB-1, p53, E-cadherin, retinoblastoma gene protein product, and HER-2/neu in adrenal and extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 8 , 267-74 (2000).

49. Gupta, D.K., Mooney, E.E. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration cytology: a survey of current utilization in relationship to hospital size, surgical pathology volume, and institution type. Diagn Cytopathol 23 , 59-65 (2000).

50. Gupta, D. & Layfield, L.J. Prevalence of inter-institutional anatomic pathology slide review: a survey of current practice. Am J Surg Pathol 24 , 280-4 (2000).

51. Gupta, D., Shidham, V., Holden, J. & Layfield, L. Value of topoisomerase II alpha, MIB-1, p53, E-cadherin, retinoblastoma gene protein product, and HER-2/neu immunohistochemical expression for the prediction of biologic behavior in adrenocortical neoplasms. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 9 , 215-21 (2001).

52. Gupta, D., Holden, J. & Layfield, L. Topoisomerase alpha II, retinoblastoma gene product, and p53: potential relationships with aggressive behavior and malignant transformation in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 9 , 86-91 (2001).

53. Gupta, D., Nath, M. & Layfield, L.J. Utility of four-quadrant random sections in mastectomy specimens. Breast J 9 , 307-11 (2003).

54. Hall, T.L., Layfield, L.J., Philippe, A. & Rosenthal, D.L. Sources of diagnostic error in fine needle aspiration of the thyroid. Cancer 63 , 718-25 (1989).

55. Han, M.H. et al. MR-guided aspiration and drainage of a nasopharyngeal mucus retention cyst. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 12 , 1185-6 (1991).

56. Hart, J. et al. Practical aspects in the diagnosis and management of cystosarcoma phyllodes. Arch Surg 123 , 1079-83 (1988).

57. Hilborne, L.H., Glasgow, B.J. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of juvenile hemangioma of the parotid gland: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 3 , 152-5 (1987).

58. Iselin, C.E. et al. Surgical control of clinically localized prostate carcinoma is equivalent in African-American and white males. Cancer 83 , 2353-60 (1998).

59. Jabour, B.A., Lufkin, R.B., Layfield, L.J. & Hanafee, W.N. Magnetic resonance imaging of metastatic cervical adenopathy. Top Magn Reson Imaging 2 , 69-75 (1990).

60. Jensen, R.L., Gillespie, D., House, P., Layfield, L. & Shelton, C. Endolymphatic sac tumors in patients with and without von Hippel-Lindau disease: the role of genetic mutation, von Hippel-Lindau protein, and hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha expression. J Neurosurg 100 , 488-97 (2004).

61. Jones, D.N. et al. Monitoring of neoadjuvant therapy response of soft-tissue and musculoskeletal sarcoma using fluorine-18-FDG PET. J Nucl Med 37 , 1438-44 (1996).

62. Jones, C., Liu, K., Hirschowitz, S., Klipfel, N. & Layfield, L.J. Concordance of histopathologic and cytologic grading in musculoskeletal sarcomas: can grades obtained from analysis of the fine-needle aspirates serve as the basis for therapeutic decisions? Cancer 96 , 83-91 (2002).

63. Kerns, B.J. et al. Determination of proliferation index with MIB-1 in advanced ovarian cancer using quantitative image analysis. Am J Clin Pathol 101 , 192-7 (1994).

64. Kioumehr, F. et al. Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) in the adult patient: clinical and radiologic manifestations. AJR Am J Roentgenol 152 , 299-302 (1989).

65. Kopald, K.H., Layfield, L.J., Mohrmann, R., Foshag, L.J. & Giuliano, A.E. Clarifying the role of fine-needle aspiration cytologic evaluation and frozen section examination in the operative management of thyroid cancer. Arch Surg 124 , 1201-4; discussion 1204-5 (1989).

66. Krigman, H.R., Iglehart, J.D., Coogan, A.C. & Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration of low grade adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast. Diagn Cytopathol 14 , 321-4 (1996).

67. Layfield, L.J. Fine needle aspiration cytology of a trabecular adenoma of the parotid gland. Acta Cytol 29 , 999-1002 (1985).

68. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J. & DuPuis, M.H. Fine-needle aspiration of lymphadenopathy of suspected infectious etiology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 109 , 810-2 (1985).

69. Layfield, L. et al. Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin: an immunohistochemical study of tumor markers and neuroendocrine products. J Cutan Pathol 13 , 268-73 (1986).

70. Layfield, L.J., Anders, K.H., Glasgow, B.J. & Mirra, J.M. Fine-needle aspiration of primary soft-tissue lesions. Arch Pathol Lab Med 110 , 420-4 (1986).

71. Layfield, L.J. et al. Cytological grading of prostatic aspiration biopsy: a comparison with the Gleason grading system. J Urol 138 , 798-800 (1987).

72. Layfield, L.J., Tan, P. & Glasgow, B.J. Fine-needle aspiration of salivary gland lesions. Comparison with frozen sections and histologic findings. Arch Pathol Lab Med 111 , 346-53 (1987).

73. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J., Anders, K.H. & Mirra, J.M. Fine needle aspiration cytology of primary bone lesions. Acta Cytol 31 , 177-84 (1987).

74. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J., Du Puis, M.H. & Bhuta, S. Aspiration cytology and immunohistochemistry of a pheochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland. Acta Cytol 31 , 33-9 (1987).

75. Layfield, L.J., Hilborne, L.H., Ljung, B.M., Feig, S. & Ehrlich, R.M. Use of fine needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of testicular relapse in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Urol 139 , 1020-2 (1988).

76. Layfield, L.J. & Bhuta, S. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of histiocytosis X: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 4 , 140-3 (1988).

77. Layfield, L.J. & Ferreiro, J.A. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of chondromyxoid fibroma: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 4 , 148-51 (1988).

78. Layfield, L.J., Ritchie, A.W. & Ehrlich, R. The relationship of deoxyribonucleic acid content to conventional prognostic factors in Wilms tumor. J Urol 142 , 1040-3 (1989).

79. Layfield, L.J. et al. Relation between DNA ploidy and the clinical behavior of phyllodes tumors. Cancer 64 , 1486-9 (1989).

80. Layfield, L.J. & Ostrzega, N. Fine needle aspirate smear morphology in metastatic melanoma. Acta Cytol 33 , 606-12 (1989).

81. Layfield, L.J., Hall, T.L. & Fu, Y.S. Discrimination of benign versus malignant mixed tumors of the salivary gland using digital image analysis. Cytometry 10 , 217-21 (1989).

82. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J. & Cramer, H. Fine-needle aspiration in the management of breast masses. Pathol Annu 24 Pt 2 , 23-62 (1989).

83. Layfield, L.J. Fine needle aspiration cytologic findings in a case of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman syndrome). Acta Cytol 34 , 767-70 (1990).

84. Layfield, L.J. & Reichman, A. Fine needle aspiration cytology: utilization in pediatric pathology. Dis Markers 8 , 301-15 (1990).

85. Layfield, L.J., Parkinson, B., Wong, J., Giuliano, A.E. & Bassett, L.W. Mammographically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions. Can it replace open biopsy? Cancer 68 , 2007-11 (1991).

86. Layfield, L.J. & Fain, J.S. Pleomorphic fibroma of skin. A case report and immunohistochemical study. Arch Pathol Lab Med 115 , 1046-9 (1991).

87. Layfield, L.J. & Lenarsky, C. Desmoplastic small cell tumors of the peritoneum coexpressing mesenchymal and epithelial markers. Am J Clin Pathol 96 , 536-43 (1991).

88. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J., Goldstein, N. & Lufkin, R. Lipomatous lesions of the parotid gland. Potential pitfalls in fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis. Acta Cytol 35 , 553-6 (1991).

89. Layfield, L.J. & Goldstein, N.S. Morphometric analysis of borderline atypia in prostatic aspiration biopsy specimens. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 13 , 288-92 (1991).

90. Layfield, L.J., Mohrmann, R.L., Kopald, K.H. & Giuliano, A.E. Use of aspiration cytology and frozen section examination for management of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Cancer 68 , 130-4 (1991).

91. Layfield, L.J. Fine needle aspiration cytology of cystic parathyroid lesions. A cytomorphologic overlap with cystic lesions of the thyroid. Acta Cytol 35 , 447-50 (1991).

92. Layfield, L.J. & Lones, M.A. Necrosis in thyroid nodules after fine needle aspiration biopsy. Report of two cases. Acta Cytol 35 , 427-30 (1991).

93. Layfield, L.J. & Glasgow, B.J. Rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation in a neuroblastoma: a potential pitfall in the cytologic diagnosis of small round-cell tumors of childhood. Diagn Cytopathol 7 , 193-7 (1991).

94. Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of pediatric tumors. West J Med 154 , 90-1 (1991).

95. Layfield, L.J., Heaps, J.M. & Berek, J.S. Fine-needle aspiration cytology accuracy with palpable gynecologic neoplasms. Gynecol Oncol 40 , 70-3 (1991).

96. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B., Ostrzega, N. & Reynolds, C.P. Fine-needle aspiration cytology and the diagnosis of neoplasms in the pediatric age group. Diagn Cytopathol 7 , 451-61 (1991).

97. Layfield, L.J. & Glasgow, B.J. Diagnosis of salivary gland tumors by fine-needle aspiration cytology: a review of clinical utility and pitfalls. Diagn Cytopathol 7 , 267-72 (1991).

98. Layfield, L.J. Can fine-needle aspiration replace open biopsy in the diagnosis of palpable breast lesions? Am J Clin Pathol 98 , 145-7 (1992).

99. Layfield, L.J., Reichman, A., Bottles, K. & Giuliano, A. Clinical determinants for the management of thyroid nodules by fine-needle aspiration cytology. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 118 , 717-21 (1992).

100. Layfield, L.J., Reznicek, M., Lowe, M. & Bottles, K. Spontaneous infarction of a parotid gland pleomorphic adenoma. Report of a case with cytologic and radiographic overlap with a primary salivary gland malignancy. Acta Cytol 36 , 381-6 (1992).

101. Layfield, L.J., Robert, M.E., Cramer, H. & Giuliano, A. Aspiration biopsy smear pattern as a predictor of biologic behavior in adenocarcinoma of the breast. Acta Cytol 36 , 208-14 (1992).

102. Layfield, L.J., Reichman, A. & Weinstein, W.M. Endoscopically directed fine needle aspiration biopsy of gastric and esophageal lesions. Acta Cytol 36 , 69-74 (1992).

103. Layfield, L.J. & Glasgow, B.J. Aspiration cytology of clear-cell lesions of the parotid gland: morphologic features and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 9 , 705-11; discussion 711-2 (1993).

104. Layfield, L.J. & Glasgow, B.J. Aspiration biopsy cytology of primary cutaneous tumors. Acta Cytol 37 , 679-88 (1993).

105. Layfield, L.J., Chrischilles, E.A., Cohen, M.B. & Bottles, K. The palpable breast nodule. A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternate diagnostic approaches. Cancer 72 , 1642-51 (1993).

106. Layfield, L.J., Armstrong, K., Zaleski, S. & Eckardt, J. Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of clinically primary bone lesions. Diagn Cytopathol 9 , 168-73 (1993).

107. Layfield, L.J. Focal fatty change of the liver: cytologic findings in a radiographic mimic of metastases. Diagn Cytopathol 11 , 385-7; discussion 387-9 (1994).

108. Layfield, L.J. & Berek, J.S. Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynecologic oncology patients. Cancer Treat Res 70 , 1-13 (1994).

109. Layfield, L.J., Zaleski, S., Bottles, K. & Cohen, M.B. Laboratory compliance with federal government and professional society recommendations. Diagn Cytopathol 11 , 85-92 (1994).

110. Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of renal collecting duct carcinoma. Diagn Cytopathol 11 , 74-8 (1994).

111. Layfield, L.L., Shopper, T.P. & Weir, J.C. A diagnostic survey of biopsied gingival lesions. J Dent Hyg 69 , 175-9 (1995).

112. Layfield, L.J., Thompson, J.K., Dodge, R.K. & Kerns, B.J. Prognostic indicators for neuroblastoma: stage, grade, DNA ploidy, MIB-1-proliferation index, p53, HER-2/neu and EGFr--a survival study. J Surg Oncol 59 , 21-7 (1995).

113. Layfield, L.J., Wax, T.D., Lee, J.G. & Cotton, P.B. Accuracy and morphologic aspects of pancreatic and biliary duct brushings. Acta Cytol 39 , 11-8 (1995).

114. Layfield, L.J. & Dodd, L.G. Cytologically low grade malignancies: an important interpretative pitfall responsible for false negative diagnoses in fine-needle aspiration of the breast. Diagn Cytopathol 15 , 250-9 (1996).

115. Layfield, L.J., Coogan, A., Johnston, W.W. & Patz, E.F. Transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy. Sensitivity in relation to guidance technique and lesion size and location. Acta Cytol 40 , 687-90 (1996).

116. Layfield, L.J. & Dodd, L.G. Fine-needle aspiration of a primary right atrial myxoma. Diagn Cytopathol 14 , 162-4 (1996).

117. Layfield, L.J., Saria, E.A., Conlon, D.H. & Kerns, B.J. Estrogen and progesterone receptor status determined by the Ventana ES 320 automated immunohistochemical stainer and the CAS 200 image analyzer in 236 early-stage breast carcinomas: prognostic significance. J Surg Oncol 61 , 177-84 (1996).

118. Layfield, L.J. Fine-needle aspiration of the head and neck. Pathology (Phila) 4 , 409-38 (1996).

119. Layfield, L.J. et al. Prognostic value of MIB-1 in advanced ovarian carcinoma as determined using automated immunohistochemistry and quantitative image analysis. J Surg Oncol 66 , 230-6; discussion 236-7 (1997).

120. Layfield, L.J., Glasgow, B.J., Hirschcowitz, S. & Dodd, L.G. Intramammary lymph nodes: cytologic findings and implications for fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of breast nodules. Diagn Cytopathol 17 , 223-9 (1997).

121. Layfield, L.J. & Dodd, L.G. Fine-needle aspiration cytology findings in a case of aggressive angiomyxoma: a case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 16 , 425-9 (1997).

122. Layfield, L.J., Moffatt, E.J., Dodd, L.G., Scully, S.P. & Harrelson, J.M. Cytologic findings in tenosynovial giant cell tumors investigated by fine-needle aspiration cytology. Diagn Cytopathol 16 , 317-25 (1997).

123. Layfield, L.J. & Dodd, L.G. Cytologic findings in a case of postirradiation angiosarcoma of the breast. Acta Cytol 41 , 612-4 (1997).

124. Layfield, L.J., Mooney, E.E., Glasgow, B., Hirschowitz, S. & Coogan, A. What constitutes an adequate smear in fine-needle aspiration cytology of the breast? Cancer 81 , 16-21 (1997).

125. Layfield, L.J., Saria, E., Mooney, E.E., Liu, K. & Dodge, R.R. Tissue heterogeneity of immunohistochemically detected estrogen receptor. Implications for image analysis quantification. Am J Clin Pathol 110 , 758-64 (1998).

126. Layfield, L.J. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Hum Pathol 29 , 1329-32 (1998).

127. Layfield, L.J., Liu, K., Dodd, L.G. & Olatidoye, B.A. "Dedifferentiated" chordoma: a case report of the cytomorphologic findings on fine-needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol 19 , 378-81 (1998).

128. Layfield, L.J., Liu, K. & Dodge, R.K. Logistic regression analysis of myxoid sarcomas: a cytologic study. Diagn Cytopathol 19 , 355-60 (1998).

129. Layfield, L.J., Mooney, E.E. & Dodd, L.G. Not by blood alone: diagnosis of hemangiomas by fine-needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol 19 , 250-4 (1998).

130. Layfield, L.J. & Mooney, E. Fine needle aspiration cytology of poroid hidradenoma. Acta Cytol 42 , 1064-6 (1998).

131. Layfield, L.J. et al. Bone tumor radiograph review by pathologists prior to pathologic diagnosis: a receiver operator curve analysis of diagnostic utility. Oncol Rep 5 , 949-53 (1998).

132. Layfield, L.J. & Mooney, E. Specimen adequacy in FNAB of the breast. Am J Clin Pathol 109 , 494-5 (1998).

133. Layfield, L.J., Liu, K. & Erasmus, J.J. Radiologically-determined diameter, pathologic diameter, and reactive zone surrounding pulmonary neoplasms: implications for transthoracic fine-needle aspiration of pulmonary neoplasms. Diagn Cytopathol 21 , 250-2 (1999).

134. Layfield, L.J., Liu, K. & Dodge, R.K. Logistic regression analysis of small round cell neoplasms: a cytologic study. Diagn Cytopathol 20 , 271-7 (1999).

135. Layfield, L.J., Bentley, R.C. & Mirra, J.M. Pseudoanaplastic giant cell tumor of bone. Arch Pathol Lab Med 123 , 163-6 (1999).

136. Layfield, L.J., Gupta, D. & Mooney, E.E. Assessment of Tissue Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Levels: A Survey of Current Practice, Techniques, and Quantitation Methods. Breast J 6 , 189-196 (2000).

137. Layfield, L.J. & Mooney, E. Heterotopic Epithelium in an Intramammary Lymph Node. Breast J 6 , 63-67 (2000).

138. Layfield, L.J., Meloni-Ehrig, A., Liu, K., Shepard, R. & Harrelson, J.M. Malignant giant cell tumor of synovium (malignant pigmented villonodular synovitis). Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 , 1636-41 (2000).

139. Layfield, L.J. & Gopez, E.V. Insular carcinoma of the thyroid: report of a case with intact insulae and microfollicular structures. Diagn Cytopathol 23 , 409-13 (2000).

140. Layfield, L.J., Crim, J. & Gupta, D. Fine-needle aspiration findings in nodular myositis: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 23 , 343-7 (2000).

141. Layfield, L.J. & Goldstein, N.S. Abstracts. Mod Pathol 2000;13:17A,19A,22A,24A,25A,27A. Mod Pathol 13 , 920-1 (2000).

142. Layfield, L.J., Liu, K., Dodge, R. & Barsky, S.H. Uterine smooth muscle tumors: utility of classification by proliferation, ploidy, and prognostic markers versus traditional histopathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 , 221-7 (2000).

143. Layfield, L.J. & Liu, K. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in the glans penis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 , 148-51 (2000).

144. Layfield, L.J., Bentz, J.S. & Gopez, E.V. Immediate on-site interpretation of fine-needle aspiration smears: a cost and compensation analysis. Cancer 93 , 319-22 (2001).

145. Layfield, L.J., Cramer, H., Madden, J., Gopez, E.V. & Liu, K. Atypical squamous epithelium in cytologic specimens from the pancreas: cytological differential diagnosis and clinical implications. Diagn Cytopathol 25 , 38-42 (2001).

146. Layfield, L.J. & Gopez, E.V. Cystic lesions of the salivary glands: cytologic features in fine-needle aspiration biopsies. Diagn Cytopathol 27 , 197-204 (2002).

147. Layfield, L.J. & Gopez, E.V. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of giant cell fibroblastoma: case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 26 , 398-403 (2002).

148. Layfield, L.J. & Gopez, E.V. Histologic and fine-needle aspiration cytologic features of polycystic disease of the parotid glands: case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 26 , 324-8 (2002).

149. Layfield, L.J., Jones, C., Rowe, L. & Gopez, E.V. Institutional review of outside cytology materials: a retrospective analysis of two institutions' experiences. Diagn Cytopathol 26 , 45-8 (2002).

150. Layfield, L.J., Jones, C. & Hirschowitz, S. Statistical analysis of cytologic features useful in separation of metastatic urothelial carcinoma from other metastatic epithelial malignancies. Diagn Cytopathol 29 , 334-8 (2003).

151. Layfield, L.J., Wax, T. & Jones, C. Cytologic distinction of goiterous nodules from morphologically normal thyroid: analyses of cytomorphologic features. Cancer 99 , 217-22 (2003).

152. Layfield, L.J., Bernard, P.S. & Goldstein, N.S. Color multiplex polymerase chain reaction for quantitative analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor genes in colorectal adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol 83 , 227-31 (2003).

153. Layfield, L.J., Goldstein, N., Perkinson, K.R. & Proia, A.D. Interlaboratory variation in results from immunohistochemical assessment of estrogen receptor status. Breast J 9 , 257-9 (2003).

154. Layfield, L.J. Cytologic differential diagnosis of myxoid and mucinous neoplasms of the sacrum and parasacral soft tissues. Diagn Cytopathol 28 , 264-71 (2003).

155. Layfield, L.J. & Gopez, E.V. Percutaneous image-guided fine-needle aspiration of peritoneal lesions. Diagn Cytopathol 28 , 6-12 (2003).

156. Layfield, L.J. & Crim, J.R. Dialysis crystalline arthropathy: an entity underrecognized pathologically. Histopathology 44 , 505-7 (2004).

157. Layfield, L.J., Elsheikh, T.M., Fili, A., Nayar, R. & Shidham, V. Review of the state of the art and recommendations of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology for urinary cytology procedures and reporting : the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Practice Guidelines Task Force. Diagn Cytopathol 30 , 24-30 (2004).

158. Layfield, L.J. & Qureshi, M.N. HPV DNA testing in the triage of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS): cost comparison of two methods. Diagn Cytopathol 33 , 138-43 (2005).

159. Layfield, L.J., Willmore-Payne, C., Shimada, H. & Holden, J.A. Assessment of NMYC amplification: a comparison of FISH, quantitative PCR monoplexing and traditional blotting methods used with formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded neuroblastomas. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 27 , 5-14 (2005).

160. Layfield, L.J. & Cramer, H. Primary sclerosing cholangitis as a cause of false positive bile duct brushing cytology: report of two cases. Diagn Cytopathol 32 , 119-24 (2005).

161. Layfield, L.J. & Cramer, H. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of intraductal papillary-mucinous tumors: a retrospective analysis. Diagn Cytopathol 32 , 16-20 (2005).

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