Background& Objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an easy, rapid, and less hazardous tool to diagnose the intra-abdominal lesions with various imaging modalities adding to its sensitivity and accuracy. However, sometimes it does not yield adequate information for precise diagnosis and the risk of false-negative and indeterminate diagnosi...

Tuberculous lymphadenitis continues to be one of the most common causes of lymphadenitis. FNAC avoids the physical and psychological trauma occasionally encountered after biopsy, general anaesthesia, a surgical operation and hospitalisation. We wanted to study the utility and limitations of FNAC in tuberculous lymphadenitis. Total 1272 FNAC cases with enlarged superficial lymphnodes were includ...

sister mary joseph nodule or sister mary joseph sign refers to a palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a malignant cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. a rare case of sister mary joseph nodule, manifesting as ascites, cachexia and bleeding per rectum, is presented without any primary tumor despite extensive search for the same. normal 0 false false false microsofti...

Zenker’s diverticulum is rarely seen in a clinical setting and may mimic a thyroid nodule. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is effective in differentiating neck masses, and rarely has complications. FNAC of Zenker’s diverticulum presents with both squamous cells and bacteria while FNAC of thyroid nodular typically presents with follicular cells and colloid. (J Intern Med Taiwan 2016; 27: ...

s: Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well established, simple, quick, inexpensive and minimally invasive diagnostic technique. Neck region of human body is relatively small area but houses a fairly large number of organs with a variety of lesions and consequently require from conservative to aggressive management protocols. Aims and objectives: To assess sensitivity and sp...

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of death from cancer in women. The accuracy of diagnosis can be increased with a combination of clinical examination, imaging diagnostics, and fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or core needle biopsy, also known as triple test. The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in the diag...

Objective: To report the results of repeat fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in thyroid nodules with an initial benign cytological diagnosis that grow during follow-up and/or present suspicious ultrasonographic characteristics. Subjects and methods: The sample consisted of 456 patients with 895 nodules. FNAC was repeated after 12 to 18 months in the case of nodules with suspicious ultrason...

Background: FNAC of the thyroid gland is now a well established first line diagnostic test for the evaluation of diffuse as well as nodular lesions of thyroid. The main purpose of FNAC is confirming benign lesions and thereby reducing unnecessary surgery. Objectives: this study was aimed at evaluating experience of FNAC and correlating the findings with tissue biopsy – in the diagnosis of thyro...

OBJECTIVE Immediate rapid on-site assessment (ROSA) of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) specimens by biomedical scientists (BMS), the UK equivalent of cytotechnologists, or by pathologists may improve specimen quality and cellular adequacy rates for lymph node, head and neck and thyroid FNAC. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of introducing ROSA by BMS in an outpatient clin...

BACKGROUND FNAC of intraosseous jaw lesions has not been widely utilized for diagnosis due to rarity and diversity of these lesions, limited experience and lack of well established cytological features. Aim of the study was to determine the role of FNAC in the diagnosis of intraosseous jaw swellings. MATERIAL AND METHODS 42 patients underwent FNAC over a period of 7 years (2007-2013), of whic...