Neoplastic or nonneoplastic ovarian cyst? The role of cytology.

Objective: To improve the discrimination between neoplastic and functional cysts of the ovary in order to avoid superfluous surgery.

Study Design: Clinical examination, including ultrasound and laparoscopy, was performed on 347 women admitted to the hospital with ovarian cysts. In addition, we evaluated the contents of the cysts cytologically as well as by determining the estradiol level in the fluid via radioimmunoassay.

[Noninvasive diagnosis of splenic artery aneurysm].

The findings and problems of differential diagnosis of splenic artery aneurysms are illustrated by three patients. By a combination of Doppler sonography and conventional duplex sonography, it was possible to achieve a correct and non-invasive diagnosis.

[Quantification of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in the CT].

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare, familial disease with massive symmetrical intra-alveolar calcium deposition. Conventional CT findings and CT measurements with a dual energy technique were carried out in a 26-year-old patient suffering from this disease. The importance of the findings in the differential diagnosis and for estimating the progression and prognosis of the disease is discussed.