BACKGROUND The value of routine frozen section examination for intraoperative diagnosis of thyroid cancer and determination of extent of thyroidectomy is controversial and needs to be evaluated on an institution to institution basis. METHODS A prospective evaluation of 76 patients with nodular thyroid disease who had an adequate fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) underwent thyroidectomy wit...

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the thyroid, although not perfect, is considered currently the best preoperative method in establishing malignancy in a thyroid nodule. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl with a thyroid mass in the right thyroid lobe. Endocrine investigations revealed subclinical hypothyroidism and high titer of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies. Fine Needle Aspira...

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a simple yet accurate diagnostic procedure. However, the role of FNAB in lymphoma diagnosis and classification remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the value of FNAB cell blocks in the diagnosis and classification of lymphoma using our patented aspirator in a pencil-grip operation manner and a simplified cell block preparation method. We re...

BACKGROUND The diagnostic approach to thyroid nodules involves ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB).We especially aimed to evaluate the contribution and the place of US-FNAB in preoperative evaluation of the malignant cases and draw attention to discordant cases diagnosed with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 276 cases were retrosp...

Nodul tiroid merupakan temuan klinis yang umum ditemui dimana nodul dapat teraba pada pemeriksaan ditemukan sekitar 4-7% dari populasi di seluruh dunia. Karsinoma 3-16,6% diperiksa. Salah satu uji diagnostik sering digunakan dalam menegakkan karsinoma adalah fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Tujuan penelitian ini diharapkan mengidentifikasi akurasi FNAB mendiagnosis berdasarkan sensitivitas...

Thyroid nodules are less frequent in childhood than in adulthood, but are more often malignant. Recent estimates suggest that up to 25% of thyroid nodules in children are malignant, therefore, a more aggressive approach is recommended. In this review, we suggest an approach based on a first-step clinical, laboratory, and sonographic evaluation. A history of irradiation of the neck, cranium or u...

BACKGROUND Thyroid nodules are commonly encountered problems in clinical practice. For patients who have a thyroid nodule, the fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most important test, as it is the most reliable diagnostic method for distinguishing between benign thyroid nodules and cancerous nodules. FNAB is able to be performed either via an ultrasound (USG) or alone and is the first c...

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a very rare pediatric lung tumor that arises in the pulmonary parenchyma, mediastinum, and pleura. The has rapid disease progression therefore prognosis remarkably poor. We reported 4-year-old girl who complained of high fever shortness breath for past 8 weeks. patient was referred from previous hospital with mass. CT scan chest contrast showed solid cystic mas...