Objective. To reevaluate the diagnostic value of breast imaging in the diagnosis of breast cancer in areas where health resources are limited. Methods. Patients were women presenting with breast lumps in two university-affiliated tertiary hospitals, Thailand, during 2006 and 2010. Clinical data were abstracted from the breast cancer registration database and patient records. The diagnostic pred...

To cite: Oppong K. Frontline Gastroenterology Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/flgastro-2016100759 INTRODUCTION Linear endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has become established as a key diagnostic and therapeutic tool in pancreaticobiliary medicine over the last 20 years. EUS/ EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) is used in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic and bil...

India enjoys a low incidence of melanoma which could be due to under reporting on account of a low index of suspicion by clinicians and pathologists alike. This is particularly true when a cutaneous lesion lacks pigmentation. This may lead to a missed or delayed diagnosis and delayed therapy. Fine needle aspiration cytology was done on left index finger swelling in a 63 year old man and was dia...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonography and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). METHODOLOGY This follow-up study was approved by review board and conducted at Endocrine Clinic and Radiology Department of Imam Reza, Kermanshah. The patients were diagnosed to have thyroid nodule examined by FNA and Sonography suspicious malignant cases underwent surgery. RESULTS were en...

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...

Lymphatic filariasis is a major public health problem in India. It is unusual to find microfilariae in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) smears of lymph nodes inspite of very high incidence in India. It is estimated that about 553.7 million 1 people are at risk of lymphatic filariasis infection in 243 districts across India. In the absence of clinical features of filariasis, FNAC may help ...

BACKGROUND A solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas (SPTP) is a rare neoplasm. AIM We herein present five cases of SPTP diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine-needle biopsy (FNB) using a needle with side fenestration (ProCore-needle). METHODS From January 2011 to June 2012 in five patients with SPTP tissue acquisition was carried out with a 19-gauge (4 patients) or a ...

Background: Ameloblastoma is the most common benign epithelial odontogenic tumor with malignant potential and usually located in jaw. It constitutes about 1-3% of all tumors cysts jaws. This entity has a very high recurrence rate over 50% even after wide excision. Preoperative diagnosis ameloblastoma can be made by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) which used as guide for surgical planning. ...

BACKGROUND The diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of salivary lesions is relatively high, but cytologic interpretation might be confusing if the sample is lacking typical cytologic features. METHODS There were 77 cases of benign salivary lesions, consisting of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) in 61 cases, Warthin's tumor (WT) in 12 cases, and other benign lesions in 4 cases...