Publications by authors named "T Stoos-Veic"
Article Synopsis
- A global survey revealed a significant decrease in the number of cytological specimens processed during the post-lockdown period of 2020, compared to 2019, with a drop of 26.5%.
- Despite fewer specimens, the malignancy rates increased notably, indicating potential unmet needs in cancer diagnosis during the pandemic.
- The data suggests a gradual return to normalcy in cytopathology practices, as seen in the increased workload late in the post-lockdown phase.
Two Needle Passes Achieve Similar Diagnostic Yield Compared to Three Passes Regarding Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration.
Diagnostics (Basel)
December 2021
Current guidelines advocate 3-4 passes with a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) to achieve high rates of diagnostic samples for malignancy when performing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling of solid pancreatic lesions, in the absence of on-site cytologic evaluation. The aim of this study is to compare 2 vs. 3 needle passes in EUS-FNA for solid pancreatic lesions in terms of incremental diagnostic yield and to identify factors associated with the procedure's outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Serum uric acid (SUA) can promote inflammation and is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Primary (PMF) and secondary myelofibrosis (SMF) are myeloproliferative neoplasms characterized by high cellular turnover and substantial risk of thrombosis and death.
Methods: We have retrospectively investigated SUA in 173 patients with myelofibrosis (125 PMF; 48 SMF) and 30 controls.