BACKGROUND The goal of ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (USFNA) is to obtain most cellular specimen that represents the nodule. However, there is substantial variability in specimen cellularity depending on the obtaining techniques. While performing USFNA, it is not clear whether the needle tip should be placed at hypovascular or hypervascular site of the nodule to obtain more cells for...

mucormycosis is a fatal and life threatening infection particularly in immunocompromised patients, so early diagnosis and rapid treatment is life saving. a 52-year-old female, known case of diabetes mellitus, presented with chills, fever, fatigue and anorexia. a subcutaneous mass was detected around the umbilicus (4x4). fine needle aspiration of the mass showed mucor hyphea with little inflamma...

BACKGROUND Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) diagnosis has been a true challenge solely by clinical evidence in developing countries, due to limited the diagnostic facility on hand. However, the availability and affordability of available diagnostic tools in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia necessitates the quest for other techniques with added value over direct Z-N microscopy. Therefore,...