Background & Objective: Abdominal cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules are uncommon lesions which may be benign or malignant. Majority of the malignant nodules are metastatic in origin and may be the initial presentation of primary malignancy, hence an early diagnosis is important. Our aim was to find out the spectrum of lesions (both non-neoplastic and neoplastic) that present as cutaneous and s...

BACKGROUND There has been an increase in the use of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for the diagnosis of parathyroid lesions (PLs). Differentiation between a thyroid lesion and a PL is not easy because of their similar features. We reviewed parathyroid aspirates in our institution and aimed to uncover trends in diagnostic criteria. METHODS We selected 25 parathyroid aspirates (from 6 m...

Background and Objectives: Fine needle aspiration cytology is a widely used first line investigation for breast lesions in surgical practice. Gynecomastia is the most common lesion of male breast. FNAC is usually asked for male breast lesions in case of unilateral breast enlargement to rule out malignancy. This study was done to obtain sensitivity, specificity, other statistical parameters and ...

Soft tissue can be defined as non-epithelial extra skeletal of the body, exclusive reticuloendothelial system, glia and supporting tissu e various parenchymal organs. FNAC is a useful tool in distinguishing accurately between neoplastic non-neoplastic lesions. To study utility fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) diagnosis soft tumours. correlate with histopathological examination tumours imm...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Aims: To evaluate the pre-surgical diagnostic value of Multiparametric Ultrasound (MPUS) and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in differentiating parotid gland tumors, comparing results with histology. Materials methods:The study enrolled 84 patients lesions surgically treated a single tertiary center evaluated by MPUS. Each patient underwent FNAC. Histological examination was considered g...