Non neoplastic diseases of the prostate from transrectal biopsy.

Two hundred-seventy-six were screened with one or all diagnostic deviated parameters: neoplastic lesions were 115 (41.7%), non neoplastic were 144 (52.1%), unfit or suspicious were 17 (6.

A case of fistulizated pelvic malacoplakia: cytohistologic, immunohistochemical and electron-microscopic study.

A case of malacoplakia with a tumor-like involvement of the pelvis is presented. It was characterized by a urine-trickling fistula from the bladder to the gluteal surface and by acute urinary retention. Examinations both cytologic of urine collected from urethra and from fistula, and histological of tissues from bladder and rectum were performed.

Fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: a statistical evaluation of accuracy based on 1,080 cases.

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the breast is a minimally invasive and low-cost method. In this study we reviewed our experience on a total of 1,080 cases. Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value were calculated.