Tarik M Elsheikh

Summary

Affiliation: Ball Memorial Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The significance of "low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion" as a distinct squamous abnormality category in Papanicolaou tests
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    PA Labs, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Cancer 108:277-81. 2006
  2. ncbi Does the new automated "HALO" nipple aspiration fluid system really deliver as promised? The answer is "No, but...": A literature review of the role of breast fluid cytology in cancer risk assessment
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Ball Memorial Hospital, PA Labs, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 37:699-704. 2009
  3. ncbi Follow-up surgical excision is indicated when breast core needle biopsies show atypical lobular hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ: a correlative study of 33 patients with review of the literature
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Pathologists Associated Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, IN 47303, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 29:534-43. 2005
  4. ncbi Comparison of ThinPrep and cytospin preparations in the evaluation of exfoliative cytology specimens
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Pathologists Associated, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Cancer 108:144-9. 2006
  5. ncbi Does the time of day or weekday affect screening accuracy? A pilot correlation study with cytotechnologist workload and abnormal rate detection using the ThinPrep Imaging System
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303 3499, USA
    Cancer Cytopathol 118:41-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Increasing cytotechnologist workload above 100 slides per day using the ThinPrep imaging system leads to significant reductions in screening accuracy
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, PA Labs, 2401 University Avenue, Muncie, IN 43703, USA
    Cancer Cytopathol 118:75-82. 2010
  7. ncbi Sensitive cytologic criteria for the identification of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in fine-needle aspiration biopsy
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 29:262-6. 2003
  8. ncbi Endometrial brush biopsy. An accurate outpatient method of detecting endometrial malignancy
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, and Pathologists Associated Medical Laboratory, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    J Reprod Med 48:41-5. 2003
  9. ncbi Reflex high-risk human papilloma virus DNA test is useful in the triage of women with atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 34:707-10. 2006
  10. ncbi Interobserver and intraobserver variation among experts in the diagnosis of thyroid follicular lesions with borderline nuclear features of papillary carcinoma
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    PA Labs Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN 47303, USA
    Am J Clin Pathol 130:736-44. 2008

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi The significance of "low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion" as a distinct squamous abnormality category in Papanicolaou tests
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    PA Labs, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Cancer 108:277-81. 2006
    ..In their laboratory, the authors have referred to these changes as "LSIL, cannot exclude HSIL" (LSIL-H)...
  2. ncbi Does the new automated "HALO" nipple aspiration fluid system really deliver as promised? The answer is "No, but...": A literature review of the role of breast fluid cytology in cancer risk assessment
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Ball Memorial Hospital, PA Labs, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 37:699-704. 2009
    ..In this discussion, I examine the pros and cons of this new NAF system, including literature review of breast fluid cytology, and how it relates to breast cancer risk assessment...
  3. ncbi Follow-up surgical excision is indicated when breast core needle biopsies show atypical lobular hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ: a correlative study of 33 patients with review of the literature
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Pathologists Associated Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, IN 47303, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 29:534-43. 2005
    ..Our data strongly suggests that subsequent FSE is warranted in all patients with CNB diagnoses of LCIS or ALH, to exclude the presence of cancer...
  4. ncbi Comparison of ThinPrep and cytospin preparations in the evaluation of exfoliative cytology specimens
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Pathologists Associated, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Cancer 108:144-9. 2006
    ..There exists limited literature comparing ThinPrep (TP) with conventional cytospins (CS) in nongynecologic specimens...
  5. ncbi Does the time of day or weekday affect screening accuracy? A pilot correlation study with cytotechnologist workload and abnormal rate detection using the ThinPrep Imaging System
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303 3499, USA
    Cancer Cytopathol 118:41-6. 2010
    ..Workload is extensively regulated in gynecologic cytology. However, sensitive monitors of excessive workload are not available...
  6. ncbi Increasing cytotechnologist workload above 100 slides per day using the ThinPrep imaging system leads to significant reductions in screening accuracy
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, PA Labs, 2401 University Avenue, Muncie, IN 43703, USA
    Cancer Cytopathol 118:75-82. 2010
    ..To the best of the authors' knowledge, longitudinal studies examining the effect of increasing workload on the performance of individual CTs have not been performed previously...
  7. ncbi Sensitive cytologic criteria for the identification of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in fine-needle aspiration biopsy
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 29:262-6. 2003
    ..Logistic regression analysis revealed colloid to be the only positive predictor in favor of FVPTC over classic PTC...
  8. ncbi Endometrial brush biopsy. An accurate outpatient method of detecting endometrial malignancy
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, and Pathologists Associated Medical Laboratory, Muncie, Indiana, USA
    J Reprod Med 48:41-5. 2003
    ..To describe 633 cases using the Tao Brush for endometrial biopsy (EBB) in an outpatient setting...
  9. ncbi Reflex high-risk human papilloma virus DNA test is useful in the triage of women with atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
    Howard Her Juing Wu
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 34:707-10. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Interobserver and intraobserver variation among experts in the diagnosis of thyroid follicular lesions with borderline nuclear features of papillary carcinoma
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    PA Labs Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN 47303, USA
    Am J Clin Pathol 130:736-44. 2008
    ..This considerable interobserver and intraobserver variability in the diagnosis of FVPC seems to result from lack of agreement on the minimal criteria needed to diagnose FVPC, even among experts...
  11. ncbi Dermoid cyst (mature cystic teratoma) of the cecum. Histologic and cytologic features with review of the literature
    Maurice Joseph Schuetz
    Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN 47303, USA
    Arch Pathol Lab Med 126:97-9. 2002
    ..Clinical and pathologic features with review of the literature are presented, and the differential diagnosis for pericolic cystic masses is discussed in detail...
  12. ncbi Wider excision following core biopsies of lobular neoplasia
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Breast J 13:631-2, author response 633. 2007
  13. ncbi Validation of commonly used immunostains on cell-transferred cytologic specimens
    Tarik M Elsheikh
    Cancer 108:135-6; author reply 136. 2006
  14. ncbi 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
    Lester J Layfield
    University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 30:24-30. 2004
  15. ncbi Techniques for thyroid FNA: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference
    Martha Bishop Pitman
    Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Diagn Cytopathol 36:407-24. 2008
    ..http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/)..