Many cytological studies on medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) have been reported; however, such studies in large series of patients with MTC have not been performed. We investigated MTC at a single institution in Japan using fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), and aimed to establish a preoperative diagnostic algorithm for MTC. FNAC was performed in 119 of 149 patients with MTC (79.9%) who u...

Lymphadenopathy is one of the commonest conditions encountered in clinical practice. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology( FNAC) has proven to be an easy, reliable and cost effective diagnostic tool for lymphadenopathies. The appropriate use of FNAC may obviate the need for an open biopsy. The purpose of the present study is to see the spectrum of cytopathological findings of FNAC of lymph node over...

Background. Breast lumps have varied pathology, and there are different techniques to prove the diagnosis. The aim of the present study is to analyze the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the breast lesions at our center. Methods. We had retrospectively analysed 854 patients who underwent FNAC for primary breast lumps and 190 patients who underwent FNAC for an axillary lymph nod...

Background and Objectives: Lesions of the thyroid and breast represent the two commonest sources of frozen section in Kuwait. This study investigates the value of intraoperative cytology (IC), preoperative fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and intraoperative frozen section (FS), in improving the diagnostic accuracy of such lesions. Material: Thirty-one breast masses and 45 thyroid lesions ...

INTRODUCTION Surgical biopsy examination is the gold standard for lymphoma diagnostics. However, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) offers several advantages in that it is quick, inexpensive, and the aspiration procedure has very few complications. This prospective study compares the diagnostic outcome between FNAC and surgical biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 103 patients (>15 ye...

AIM To report the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the testes used as a diagnostic tool in non-obstructive azoospermic patients. METHODS One hundred and twenty-five non-obstructive azoospermic male candidates to intracytoplasmic sperm injetion (ICSI) were analysed for follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and inhibin B plasma levels. They were cla...

AIM To compare the efficacy of fine-needle non-aspiration cytology (FNNAC) with that of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of thyroid lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS FNAC and FNNAC techniques were studied in 50 cases of thyroid lesions. All the needle-sampling procedures were done by a single operator. The samples were assessed cytologically and evaluated using five parameters, that is, ba...

BACKGROUND Axillary lymph node status is an important staging and prognostic factor in breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of axilla fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in primary breast cancer without a palpable node and even without image characteristics of a metastatic node. METHODS From June 2008 to January 2012, 77 patients met the inclusion criteria of having rec...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound, fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and frozen section in the evaluation of thyroid malignancies in our practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of all the patients who underwent thyroid surgery in a tertiary institution's General Surgery Department between January 2005 ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of parotid gland tumors. METHODS We reviewed files of all patients who underwent parotidectomy for various parotid pathologies at Aga Khan University Hospital. Study design included a comparison between results of preoperative FNAC with final histopathological diagnosis. Galen & Ganbino metho...