"Nevi of special sites" is a term that denotes melanocytic nevi presenting in specific anatomic locations including the scalp, genital area, flexural sites, and acral sites [1]. Nevi from these anatomic sites display at times histopathologic features that may lead the reading pathologist to recommend re-excision of these benign nevi. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imagin...

PURPOSE To evaluate the classification of punctal stenosis based on the shape of the external punctum, clinical characteristics and histopathologic features. METHODS Patients who experienced tearing and were diagnosed with punctal stenosis were evaluated in this study. Punctal stenosis was classified according to the shape of the lower external punctum, which included membranous type, slit ty...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to determine the correlation between pretreatment-staging 18F-FDG total body positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) levels and histopathologic and immunohistochemical predictive and prognostic factors in patients with breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred thirty-nine women with breast ca...

The pathogenesis of colorectal carcinoma is characterized by progressive genetic abnormalities, which lead to proteomic and cellular changes that determine the cancer malignant phenotype. Phenotypic characteristics seen on histopathologic examination (e.g., tumor stage, histologic grade, and vasoinvasiveness) are essential to planning patient management and should continue to be the major focus...

PURPOSE To report a unique case of cataract in a young patient with lathosterolosis, a singular defect of cholesterol biosynthesis, and to report the clinical results and histopathologic findings after cataract surgery. METHODS A 7-year-old patient with lathosterolosis, a rare defect of cholesterol biosynthesis, presented with a complex phenotype, including severe mental retardation, liver di...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiological, bronchoscopic and histopathological features of patients with primary lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS 485 patients who were hospitalized in our clinic between July 2006 and December 2009 and diagnosed with lung cancer (LC) were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS The final diagnoses, established using various methods, were small ...

Since the introduction of computed tomography (CT), detection of small lung cancer, especially small peripheral adenocarcinoma, is common. Recently, the morphological characteristics, including thin-section CT and pathologic findings, and prognosis of small peripheral lung adenocarcinomas have been studied extensively. The radiologic and microscopic findings correlate well with each other and a...

PURPOSE We aimed to assess the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB), evaluate and compare the characteristics and histopathologic findings of lesions, and overview the follow-up results of benign lesions. METHODS MRI findings and histopathologic results of breast lesions biopsied by MRI-guided VABB between 2013 and 2016 were retrospecti...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to assess the pattern of skin malignancies in Qassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS Data of histopathological confirmed cases of skin malignancies were collected from all the referral hospitals of Qassim region during a period from January 2000 to July 2009. RESULTS Out of 94 cases majority (90.4%) were Saudis, and males (7...