CONTEXT Lymphoepithelial cysts are rare benign lesions of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) has reportedly been helpful in reaching a diagnosis of lymphoepithelial cyst. In cases where it may be difficult to obtain a diagnosis using FNA a histological sample may be obtained using EUS guided Trucut biopsy. CASE REPORTS We describe two cases of lymphoepithe...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cytogenetic abnormalities, especially chromosome 13 deletion, are high-risk factors for multiple myeloma. Attaining the highest detection rates of cytogenetic abnormalities is important to provide accurate prognostic information to the referring oncologist. The purpose of this study was to use CT-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration bone biopsy (CT-guided FNA) of MR...

introduction: lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in the world. the incidence of lung cancer is increasing in india and there is a need to understand the natural history of this disease. aim of the study: to study the clinico- pathological- radiological profile of patients diagnosed with lung cancer from january 2013 to may 2015 at a tertiary care teaching hospital...

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) is a safe, effective means of assessment of thyroid cancer 1 with ultrasound guided FNA (UG-FNA) providing a more accurate and cost effective means of diagnosis of thyroid cancer than palpation guided FNA 2 . This report looked at the institutional experience of UG-FNA of the thyroid which were carried out over a 9 year period in the Adelaide, Meath and Nati...

Background and Objective: Transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound with bronchoscope-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) is a feasible well-tolerated modality that increasingly used to diagnose intrathoracic lesions. This narrative review summarizes the current application of EUS-B-FNA for diagnosing lung cancer, thoracic sarcoidosis, metastases from extrathoracic malignancies.

INTRODUCTION CT scan-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of lung nodules is a well-established diagnostic technique. In our institution, both FNA and tissue core biopsy (using a 20-gauge needle) under CT scan guidance are routinely performed during the same procedure, and a preliminary diagnosis (an immediate assessment) is rendered. We compared core roll preparations (CRPs) with aspirate smear...

PURPOSE To analyze the discrepancies between the cytologic results of sonographically (US)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules and final histopathologic results and to discuss the limitations of US-guided FNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS The results of US-guided FNAs performed by a single experienced radiologist in 315 thyroid nodules in 292 patients (246 women, 46 men aged 12-79...

BACKGROUND Five percent of pancreatic neoplasms are non- adenocarcinoma tumors. Clinical presentation and imaging characteristics of these tumors are similar to adenocarcinoma. This study aims at evaluating the results and efficacy of Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in diagnosing the pancreatic non-adenocarcinoma tumor in patients with solid pancreatic mass. METH...

INTRODUCTION This study retrospectively evaluated CT-guided thoracic biopsies for diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 384 patients (mean age 62.7 years; male/female = 251/133) who underwent 399 CT-guided thoracic biopsies were performed for evaluating diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications. Correlations between patients age, pr...

Optimal management of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) depends on tissue diagnosis and accurate staging. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is minimally invasive and provides cytological confirmation of malignant mediastinal disease. The aim was to assess the accuracy of EUS-FNA in cases of enlarged mediastinal lymphadenopathy (LN) of unknown aetiology and in the sta...