OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the diagnostic value of ultrasound-guided (US-guided) fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), thyroglobulin measurement on fine-needle aspiration (FNA-Tg), combined US-guided FNAC, and the ratio between FNA-Tg and serum Tg (FNA-Tg/serum Tg) for patients with cervical lymph node (CLN) metastases from thyroid carcinoma. METHODS We selected 148 pati...

OBJECTIVE To report the efficacy of FNAC in patients with thyroid disease. METHODS Between January 1990 and December 1994 the records of all patients treated surgically for thyroid disease at ENT Head and Neck Surgery of Aga Khan University were reviewed. All the patients had pre-operative FNAC as the first line of evaluation and the histopathologist examined post-operative thyroid specimen. ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and (99m)Tc-pertechnetate scintigraphy (TS) together in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Data from a series of 357 patients (284 women and 73 men, median age 43 years, range 19-73) with solitary thyroid nodule and no signs of hyperfunction, who had undergone both FNAC and TS prior to su...

Background and Objectives: Thyroid gland because of its superficial location is amenable to direct physical examination. Clinical assessment of thyroid lesions by means of physical examination, thyroid scans and ultrasonography is not completely reliable. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the most cost-effective, safe and an initial diagnostic test in the pre-operative evaluation of thy...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Gene expression classifiers can safely reduce diagnostic thyroid surgery for fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) indeterminate thyroid nodules. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review, single-institution, single-practice surgeon. METHODS Three-year retrospective review of indeterminate FNAC that went on to gene expression classifier testing. RESULTS A total of 520 patie...

AIMS To determine the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease. METHODS Clinical histories of 144 patients who had undergone FNAC of the thyroid were analysed. Clinical presentation, non-invasive investigations including hormone assays, ultrasound, and isotope scan procedures were compared with FNAC diagnoses in all cases and with histo...

Aim: The aim of this study is to study the cytomorphologic features of benign breast lesions and correlate with clinical and histological findings. To find diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in benign lesions of breast. Methods: Consecutive 100 patients of benign breast lesions which included 94 females and 6 males were subjected to FNAC. Clinical findings including g...

Introduction: A palpable breast lump is a common clinical problem that needs thorough evaluation by clinical examination, FNAC, mammography and biopsy if required. Aim of the Study: To study the accuracy of fine needle aspirations in breast diseases and compare it with histopathology. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study carried out in the department of Pathology, Shadan Institut...

OBJECTIVE To determine the utility and accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as well as its sensitivity, specificity and predictive value in the diagnosis of male breast masses. STUDY DESIGN Data on male breast FNAC done between 1978 and 1997 were retrieved from the records of the cytopathology laboratory. FNAC diagnoses were categorized as positive, negative, inconclusive or uns...

INTRODUCTION Transthoracic guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of clinically suspected lung tumors is an increasingly common procedure in diagnosis. Cytospin Smear and Cellblock preparations of available material are helpful in subtyping and confirming the diagnosis, and they can also be used for further studies, i.e., special stain and immunohistochemistry, etc. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...