Conversational topic maintenance and related cognitive abilities in autistic versus neurotypical children.

Children who struggle to maintain conversation with peers often have fewer friends and lower popularity ratings, which can affect wellbeing. Verbal social communication more broadly is linked to both behavioural difficulties and emotional problems. We carried out three studies to examine children's ability to provide responses which keep a back and forth conversation going.

Intraoperative diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis in axillary lymph nodes: Cytological Smear vs. Frozen Section.

Background: Intraoperative evaluation of axillary lymph nodes is sometimes required to determine the extent of surgery. In this study, we wished to assess the reliability of cytologic smear (CS) in determining lymph node involvement with tumor. Theoretically, CS provides more substance for examination than touch-imprint cytology and is faster to perform than frozen section (FS).

How set switching affects the use of context-appropriate language by autistic and neuro-typical children.

The way autistic individuals use language often gives the impression that they are not considering how much information listeners need in a given context. The same child can give too much information in one context (e.g.

Ultrasound-guided core biopsy with on-site cytology-immediate diagnosis in pediatric oncology.

Background: Accurate and swift tissue diagnosis is extremely important for the timely initiation of treatment in pediatric oncology. In our department, ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (US-guided CNB) is used for tissue diagnosis. In 2016, we added on-site cytology, allowing for an immediate primary diagnosis.