PURPOSE The purpose of this study was the clinical evaluation of ultrasound-guided biopsy in comparison with ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of identical, non-palpable breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 1997 until July 1998, 73 ultrasound-guided biopsies were performed in 66 patients with non-palpable lesions of the breast. In 18 patients (age 33-77 years) with ...

BACKGROUND Fine-needle aspiration breast biopsy has been used increasingly as an alternative to excisional biopsy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of fine-needle aspiration with histopathologic confirmation. METHODS A retrospective study was performed using a computer database over a 5-year period. All women who had had fine-needle aspiration breast biopsy with histopath...

Subcutaneous tumor seeding after fine-needle percutaneous biopsy for hepatocellular carcinoma is a rarely seen complication. The authors describe a case of subcutaneous neoplastic seeding in a 70-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C virus complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma. Ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed in segment II of the liver. The neoplastic seedi...

Fine needle aspiration cytology has undergone increasing utilization in the evaluation of hepatic neoplasms. Experience with liver aspirates has demonstrated that problems in differential diagnosis require thorough understanding of criteria for distinguishing different tumor types. The present report describes the cytologic presentation of primary and metastatic hepatic tumors with emphasis on ...

BACKGROUND Hitherto uncommon, the incidence of extracranial metastases of primary brain malignancies may increase, with improved treatment methods and longer patient survival. Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a simple, safe and reliable method to diagnose metastatic malignancy. It has definite advantages over tissue biopsy, which is more invasive and is of higher risk to the patient. Ours is a ...

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration is an accurate technique to diagnose metastatic melanoma. Few reports exist in the literature describing its usefulness in many patients with melanoma confirmed by open biopsy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the utility and predictive value of fine needle aspiration in patients with malignant melanoma who presented with lesions suspected...

BACKGROUND Thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the standard diagnostic modality for thyroid nodules. However, it has limitations among which is the incidence of non-diagnostic results (Thy1). Management of cases with repeatedly non-diagnostic FNAC ranges from simple observation to surgical intervention. We aim to evaluate the incidence of malignancy in non-diagnostic FNAC, and the...

In the assessment of Thyroid lesions Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely considered as the diagnostic technique of choice. Retrospectively 96 patients with Thyroid nodules seen during the period August 2012 – July 2013 were analyzed to determine the utility and diagnostic accuracy in establishing the diagnosis of thyroid lesions.