Conventional transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA) B < Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a safe technique and should be used to sample mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy during initial diagnostic bronchoscopy where a pre-procedure CT scan has demonstrated significant adenopathy. < Conventional TBNA is a safe technique for sampling hilar and mediastinal lymph node...

Differential diagnosis between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis is still difficult to establish. In 63 patients with suspected pancreatic neoplasm we performed: serum CA 19-9 assessment, abdominal ultrasound. CT scan and CT-guided pancreatic percutaneous fine-needle biopsy. The conclusive diagnosis was pancreatic cancer in 40 patients and chronic pancreatitis in 23 patients. With rega...

Background : Bone tumours are relatively uncommon. The precise incidence of specific bone tumours is not known, because many bone lesions are asymptomatic and are not biopsied. The initial work up and staging evaluation of a patient with a suspected bone tumour, particularly biopsy is a critical component of successful management. Aim :To assess the diagnostic accuracy of Fine needle aspirates ...

Background: Bisphosphonates (BPs) are used extensively for managing the osteoporosis. There are some controversies on atypical fractures of femur that associated with increase in cortical thickness (CT) and BPs&rsquo; use. In this study, the effects of alendronate consumption were studied on femoral CT as a predictor for atypical fracture. &nbsp; Methods: Forty nine post-menopausal women age...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of core needle biopsy as a diagnostic tool for palpable breast lumps in developing countries as compared to fine needle aspiration cytology. MATERIAL AND METHOD All patients attending the surgery outpatient department with palpable breast lumps were subjected to fine needle aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy by the same o...

The Authors present a rare case of abscess of the tongue in a 86-years-old man suffering of severe odynophagia and dysfagia, increased snoring and tongue swelling for 15 days. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan (CT scan) of the neck was performed disclosing a 4.2 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm sized abscess at the 2/3 posterior of the body of the tongue. Due the general conditions of the patient need...

Thyroid large needle aspiration biopsy is disregarded because it is thought to be associated with pain. This is in contrast with our 32 years long experience. We surveyed reports of pain in patients examined with fine needle aspiration biopsy (78, 87.2% women, mean age 59 years) or FNAB+large needle aspiration biopsy (48, 87.5% women, mean age 60 years). Each patient was questioned regarding a)...

BACKGROUND Patients with pathological tissue mass in thoracic cage found with imaging require histopathological or cytological confirmation of malignancy before treatment. The tissue material essential for patomorphological evaluation can be acquired with fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) controlled with CT and core-needle biopsy (CNB) under real-time CT fluoroscopy guidance. The purpose o...

hashimoto’s thyroiditis is associated with an increased risk of developing papillary carcinoma of thyroid. we hereby report a case of hashimoto’s thyroiditis with papillary carcinoma in a 45-year-old ear old female diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) which was later confirmed on histopathological examination .such an occurrence, when both lesions are picked up on fnac in a patie...