Accuracy of Frozen-Section Diagnosis of Brain Tumors: An 11-Year Experience from a Tertiary Care Center.

Aim: To analyze the frozen section (FS) diagnostic accuracy in correlation with the final diagnosis of brain tumors.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study comprised all brain tumor cases with FS diagnosis and permanent section diagnosis in Jordan University Hospital from July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2017. Data were obtained by reviewing slides and reports from the histopathology archives.

The rising trend in papillary thyroid carcinoma. True increase or over diagnosis?

To assess the changes in parameters of thyroid carcinoma, particularly papillary type, in the era of widespread use of sensitive diagnostic methods. We aim to investigate whether the increased frequency of thyroid cancer is true or resulted from over diagnosis. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 313 cases of thyroid carcinoma diagnosed at Jordan University Hospital and King Hussein Cancer Center from 2007-2015.

Epidemiologic characteristics of gastric malignancies among Jordan University Hospital patients.

To discover the epidemiologic distribution of gastric malignancies among Jordan University Hospital patients and to compare this distribution with the neighboring Arab countries. Methods: Retrospective study covering the period between  January 2006, and May 2016, in Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan. All cases were retrieved from the computer system and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23 software.