BACKGROUND Ductoscopy is gaining increased importance in the diagnosis of nipple discharge of unclear origin and intraductal proliferation. For this reason we compared its diagnostic value and feasibility to standard diagnostic methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ductoscopy was compared to mammography, galactography, sonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nipple smear, fine needle aspiration...

OBJECTIVE To identify clinical and ultrasonographic features that may help in predicting malignant tumors in patients with a diagnosis of follicular neoplasm on findings from fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) because FNAC diagnosis of follicular neoplasm does not differentiate a benign tumor from a malignant tumor. DESIGN Prospective study of 98 patients having a diagnosis of follicular ...

Diagnosis of breast lesions is routinely performed by the triple assessment of a specialised surgeon, radiologist and pathologist. In this setting, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) are the current methods of choice for pathological diagnosis, both with their specific advantages and limitations. Evidence-based literature discussing which of both modalities is p...

Objective. This was a comparative study between FNAC and thyroid scan used to diagnose the solitary thyroid nodule and histopathology was used as gold standard to compare the results of both modalities. We hypothesized that Fine needle aspiration cytology and thyroid scan diagnose solitary thyroid nodule (STN) as accurately as histopathology. Materials and Methods. This study comprised of 50 pa...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS A variety of factors (needle type, needle passes, tumor location, cytological assessment, etc.) may influence the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (EUS-FNAC) from pancreatic tumors. Whereas most published studies report a diagnostic accuracy of > 80 % for EUS-FNAC, the results in routine settings are often considerably...

In 175 patients presenting with thyroid nodules, the diagnostic value in management of fine needle aspiration and cytology (FNAC), pertechnetate (99mTc) scanning and ultrasound imaging was examined. In 82 patients, the diagnosis was confirmed at operation; in the remaining 93, there was a follow-up period of at least 2 years. Thyroid cancer was found in 13 patients. For FNAC the sensitivity, sp...

Background and Objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well-established method of diagnosis in palpable masses of various sites. This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of FNAC as a diagnostic tool in the management of patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. Patients and Methods: Totally 178 patients admitted to Loghman-Hakim Hospital , Tehran, Iran, with cervical mas...

Aim of the study was to evaluate the importance of the combined use of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cell-block in the diagnosis of different breast lesions. Patient and methods: This study was a prospective study of 310 cases (301 females and 9 males) with breast swelling, coming to cytopathology unit, faculty of medicine, Zagazig University. FNAC and cell-block were performed. Cy...

Objectives: The liver is a common site for primary as well secondary malignancies. Ultrasonography (USG)-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) rapid, accurate, economical, and safe diagnostic procedure various hepatic lesions. aims of the study were to categorize cytomorphological features lesions, age sex distribution analyzing cytological evaluate sensitivity, specificity, accuracy US...

Abstract Background Axillary lymph node involvement is one important prognostic factor in breast cancer, but the way to access this information has been modified over years. This study evaluated if axillary ultrasound (US) coupled with fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can accurately predict clinically relevant metastasis patients and thus assist clinical decisions Methods a cross-sectiona...