... of diagnostic accuracy. Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase were searched with the following keywords: “(Lymph node) AND (fine needle aspiration biopsy) OR (International system OR Sydney system)” in the timeframe 2020 to August 4, 2023. The selected articles were assessed for the risk of bias by the QUADAS-2...

...Cong-Gai Huang; Meng-Ze Li; Shao-Hua Wang; Xiao-Qin Tang; Johannes Haybaeck; Zhi-Hui Yang Introduction: We intend to determine the diagnostic power of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for differentiation between malignant and benign lesions on axillary masses and draw the physicians’ attention...

...; Andrew S. Field Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytopathology (FNAC) of lymph nodes is a very common, inexpensive, and rapid diagnostic procedure and can lead to the accurate and timely diagnosis of one of the wide range of pathological processes that involve lymph nodes. These diagnoses include specific...

...Stephen Wong; Mary Rickard; Peter Earls; Lauren Arnold; Barnabas Bako; Andrew S. Field Objectives: To review the performance and utility of the International Academy of Cytology (IAC) Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) Cytology five category stratification...

...Raza S. Hoda; Ronald N. Arpin III; Ravi V. Gottumukkala; Kevin S. Hughes; Amy Ly; Elena F. Brachtel Objective: Differentiation between gynecomastia, a common cause of male breast enlargement, and breast cancer is crucial for appropriate management. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy has been shown...

...Suvi I. Hovi; Ivana Kholová Objective: Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) can cause reactive histopathological changes, commonly including haemorrhage and granulation tissue. The literature describing vascular proliferation after FNAB is sparse. We aimed to describe neovascularisation in thyroid...

...Soo Young Chung; Jae Seok Lee; Hyebin Lee; Sung Hee Park; Soo Jin Kim; Han Suk Ryu Objective: Preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has become the initial diagnostic method for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Identification of cytomorphologic factors predicting lymph node metastasis...

... to in the content or advertisements. Telepathology Telemedicine Cytopathology Rapid on-site evaluation Fine needle aspiration biopsy Telepathology is increasingly being utilized in the cytopathology laboratory. The need is driven by a variety of internal and external factors and requirements...

...Han Suk Ryu; Jae Soo Koh; Sunhoo Park; Min Suk Kim; Soo Youn Cho; Seung-Sook Lee Objective: To evaluate the cytological characteristics of each type of thymoma and introduce an algorithm to classify thymoma using fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Study Design: We retrospectively reviewed...

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...Jaroslava Dušková; Pavel Tretiník Objective: To analyze reasons for unclear or missed diagnoses in fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Study Design: Among 35,000 thyroid FNAB diagnoses made during 1989–2009, 135 PTC FNAB diagnoses were divided into 3...