although the diagnostic category of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ascus) has been known since 1988, its use and appropriate clinical follow up and management still remains controversial. this study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic value of ascus, using cytohistologic correlation. a retrospective review of archival materials in our cytology laboratory files was ...

although breast tuberculosis still remains rare, but in endemic countries should be in differential diagnosis of breast cancer and abscess. imaging modalities cannot distinguish between cancer and tuberculosis. acid fast bacilli stain; culture and pcr are helpful diagnostic methods but unfortunately are not very sensitive. negative results do not rule out this diagnosis, so it seems definite di...

1 From the Departments of Radiology (W.K.M., J.G.I., Y.H.K.), Surgery (D.Y.N.), and Pathology (I.A.P.) and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, 28 YongonDong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Received December 22, 1999; revision requested January 25, 2000; revision received February 29; accepted March 24. Address corre...

Although breast tuberculosis still remains rare, but in endemic countries should be in differential diagnosis of breast cancer and abscess. Imaging modalities cannot distinguish between cancer and tuberculosis. Acid fast bacilli stain; culture and PCR are helpful diagnostic methods but unfortunately are not very sensitive. Negative results do not rule out this diagnosis, so it seems definite di...

smooth muscle tumors rather benign or malignant can arise wherever the muscular tissue presents but cutaneous leiomyoma is one of the rare benign tumors of the which even the diagnostic criteria from the malignant type of the tumor is still in doubt. this study was aimed to compare the subtypes of cutaneous leiomyoma from different histologic aspects in order to find unique criteria for better ...