Background/Aims. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the skin in humans. The diagnosis of BCC is made clinically, which can then be confirmed microscopically. Biopsy or surgical excision of the lesion provides the specimen for histopathological examination, which is the mainstay for diagnosis. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) on the other hand is an even simpl...

Background and aims: Tubercular lymphadenitis (TBL) is most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis both in children and adults. Acid fast bacilli (AFB) positivity in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) specimens is low; culture is time consuming and has limited availability; and newer molecular methods are costly and availability is limited. Improvement in microscopy, such as bleach meth...

Introduction: Liver diseases are among the commonestcauses of morbidity and mortality accurate characterization is an important goal diagnostic imaging.The aim study to establish role ultrasonography CT in differentiation early diagnosis focal liver lesions correlate findings with pathological diagnosis. Methodology:This prospective comparative observational hospital based was conducted on 100 ...

Tuberculous lymphadenitis continues to be one of the most common causes of lymphadenitis. FNAC avoids the physical and psychological trauma occasionally encountered after biopsy, general anaesthesia, a surgical operation and hospitalisation. We wanted to study the utility and limitations of FNAC in tuberculous lymphadenitis. Total 1272 FNAC cases with enlarged superficial lymphnodes were includ...

sister mary joseph nodule or sister mary joseph sign refers to a palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a malignant cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. a rare case of sister mary joseph nodule, manifesting as ascites, cachexia and bleeding per rectum, is presented without any primary tumor despite extensive search for the same. normal 0 false false false microsofti...

OBJECTIVE Conventional smear (CS) using fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has been established as the test of choice for diagnosing thyroid lesions, despite low sample adequacy and inter-individual variations. Although a liquid-based preparation (LBP) technique has been recently applied to overcome these limitations, its clinical utility and its accuracy over CS are controversial. This stu...

Zenker’s diverticulum is rarely seen in a clinical setting and may mimic a thyroid nodule. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is effective in differentiating neck masses, and rarely has complications. FNAC of Zenker’s diverticulum presents with both squamous cells and bacteria while FNAC of thyroid nodular typically presents with follicular cells and colloid. (J Intern Med Taiwan 2016; 27: ...

BACKGROUND Recurrent nodal disease in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after definitive radiotherapy presents a difficult clinical problem. This cohort of patients poses a diagnostic challenge to the head and neck surgeon because evaluation of the post-irradiated neck, both clinically and radiologically, is known to be difficult, and it is not uncommon for neck dissection specimen i...

Tumours arising from oral minor salivary glands may exhibit an overlap of clinical and morphological features that may produce diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. The aim of this study is to asses the value of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in differentiation of benign and malignant tumours and to render a specific diagnosis. We evaluated the team work of surgeon and cytologist to impr...

Objective: To report the results of repeat fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in thyroid nodules with an initial benign cytological diagnosis that grow during follow-up and/or present suspicious ultrasonographic characteristics. Subjects and methods: The sample consisted of 456 patients with 895 nodules. FNAC was repeated after 12 to 18 months in the case of nodules with suspicious ultrason...