OBJECTIVE To evaluate the applicability of the cell block technique as a complementary method for presumptive diagnosis in the analysis of cyst-like aspirates from jaw lesions prior to histopathological diagnosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sample was made up of 17 cyst-like jaw lesions. After puncture, the aspirates were centrifuged, fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin and processed. All l...

This study aimed to investigate the histopathological feature of sacroiliitis and to examine its relationship with imaging features using various imaging techniques. Computed-tomography (CT)-guided needle biopsy of the sacroiliac (SI) joints was performed in 36 patients with spondyloarthritis. Histopathological examination was performed on the samples and subjects were divided as with or withou...

Introduction Validation of findings from in vivo imaging (e.g. MRI) of the prostate requires precise correlation of histopathological information on a voxel-by-voxel basis, with sub-millimeter accuracy in the absence of identifiable anatomic landmarks. A method is developed to register histopathology sections and in vivo MR images of the prostate obtained with a combination of a phased-array an...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of corneal dystrophies on the basis of histopathology in surgically-removed corneas. METHODS The descriptive study was conducted at Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, and Al Shifa Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from May to October 2011, and comprised post-keratoplasty corneal specimen irrespective of age and gender. The surgically-removed ...

Histopathological examination and grading of meningiomas gives valuable prognostic information, although the method is subject for interobserver variability. The aim of this study was to review a large series of human meningiomas in order to examine the frequency of benign (grade I), atypical (grade II), and anaplastic (grade III) forms depending on various WHO classification schemes. In additi...

BACKGROUND The assessment of the severity of psoriasis is often subjective because of the lack of quantitative laboratory diagnostic tools. Histopathological examination is the most commonly performed procedure for psoriasis diagnosis; however, it is usually descriptive. Thus, there is currently no quantitative method of determining psoriasis severity. The clinical types of psoriasis are correl...

PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to compare the tumor sizes determined by maximum morphological computed tomography (CT) and functional positron emission tomography (PET) with the histopathological size to determine which method provides the best correlation with the histopathological size in lung carcinoma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty lung carcinoma patients (39 males, one female) di...

Objective: Performing stereotactic biopsy using the Leksell system, we discuss its advantages and disadvantages and analyze our intraoperative histopathological and cytological diagnostic success rates. Methods: We present a series of 47 patients subjected to stereotactic biopsies for a wide variety of brain lesions. The anatomical locations, diagnostic yield, morbidity and mortality rates, and...

The pathological status of the sentinel lymph node is important for accurate melanoma staging, ascertaining prognosis and planning treatment. The standard procedure involves biopsy of the node and histopathological assessment of its status. Drawbacks of this examination include a finite sampling of the node with the likelihood of missing metastases, and a significant time-lag before histopathol...