The Final Cytopathologic Diagnosis of Initially “Indeterminate” Pancreatic Mass Lesions

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Cancer antigens 19-9 and 125 in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions.

HYPOTHESIS Accurate differentiation between inflammatory and neoplastic tumors of the pancreas remains a diagnostic dilemma for surgeons. The aim of the study was to assess the utility of 2 neoplastic markers, cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 and CA 125, in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic tumors. DESIGN The patients were assigned to a malignant or benign group based on cytological and histol...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® 2 Indeterminate Renal Mass INDETERMINATE RENAL MASS

CT abdomen without and with IV contrast 9 Either CT or MRI is appropriate. Use thinsection CT. ☢☢☢☢ MRI abdomen without and with IV contrast 8 Either CT or MRI is appropriate. O US kidney retroperitoneal with duplex Doppler 8 O Biopsy renal mass 5 Varies MRI abdomen without IV contrast 3 This procedure can be useful to characterize simple cysts. O Arteriography kidney 1 ☢☢☢ X-ray intravenous ur...

Cytopathologic diagnosis of spontaneous infarction of fibroadenoma of the breast.

Infarction is an uncommon event in a fibroadenoma, which is the commonest benign tumor of the breast. Most often it occurs in pregnancy, lactation or is secondary to fine needle aspiration. Spontaneous infarction of a fibroadenoma in the absence of a predisposing condition is very rare. The cytopathologic features of infarction are necrosis and worrisome nuclear features, which are often misint...

Indeterminate bone lesion: the diagnosis