Background & Objective: Chronic non healing ulcers or scar undergoing malignant transformation is a rare phenomenon with an estimated incidence of 2%. Though, numerous predisposing factors have been identified, still it is rarely diagnosed and commonly mistaken for a benign condition. The objective of this study was to verify the efficacy of the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology/ Scrape cytolo...

the nodular thyroid diseas is one of the most common disturbances o the thyroid gland wheras malignant tumors are among the most unusual entities of it. not only differentiation of these two spectra but also the problems to achieve early diagnosis and treatment, have been a matter of concern, research, and controversy. two hundred patients were assessed at the cancer institute of imam khomeini ...

BACKGROUND Tonsillitis is one of the most common childhood afflictions. This prospective study was designed to explore the possible role of fine needle aspiration of recurrently inflamed tonsils in determining their core flora. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients at DHQ Hospital Haripur undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis were included in the study. Colonies grown from fine needle a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Washout thyroglobulin provides evidence for metastatic or recurrent lesions, However, the cutoff value is still controversial. We investigated an optimized cutoff value and indication for the use of washout thyroglobulin from fine-needle aspiration in neck lymph nodes from preoperative or postoperative patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancers. MATERIALS AND MET...

BACKGROUND Hitherto uncommon, the incidence of extracranial metastases of primary brain malignancies may increase, with improved treatment methods and longer patient survival. Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a simple, safe and reliable method to diagnose metastatic malignancy. It has definite advantages over tissue biopsy, which is more invasive and is of higher risk to the patient. Ours is a ...

background : invasive ductal carcinoma is one of the most common type of tumors in females, constituting a single large group of breast cancers. there are various prognostic factors, of which tumor grade, size and axillary lymph node metastasis are among the important ones. fine needle aspiration cytology is a commonly used diagnostic technique in the initial evaluation of breast lumps. in the ...

BACKGROUND Core needle biopsy is a relatively new technique used to diagnose salivary gland lesions, and its role in comparison with fine needle aspiration cytology needs to be refined. METHODS We compared the results of 228 ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy and 371 fine needle aspiration procedures performed on major salivary gland tumors with their postoperative histological diagnoses. ...