Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Peripancreatic paraganglioma: Lesson from a round table.
World J Gastroenterol
June 2022
Pathology Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord Ovest, Pisa 56121, Italy.
We described the case of a peripancreatic paraganglioma (PGL) misdiagnosed as pancreatic lesion. Surgical exploration revealed an unremarkable pancreas and a large well-defined cystic mass originating at the mesocolon root. Radical enucleation of the mass was performed, preserving the pancreatic tail.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrelation of sonographic and cytologic patterns of thyroid nodules.
Pan Afr Med J
October 2021
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Introduction: thyroid nodules are palpable in about 8% of adults. It is necessary to differentiate benign nodules from malignant ones by the non-invasive ultrasonography thereby reducing the frequency of the invasive fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). The study assessed the sonographic and FNAC patterns of thyroid nodules for benign and malignant features in a black African population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDefining the diagnostic algorithm in pancreatic cancer.
JOP
July 2004
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Most patients with pancreatic cancer present with a mass on radiologic studies, however, not every pancreatic mass is cancer. Since radiological studies alone are insufficient to establish the diagnosis of a pancreatic mass and patient management depends on a definitive diagnosis; confirmatory cytology or histology is usually required. As a minimally invasive procedure, EUS and EUS FNA avoid the risk of cutaneous or peritoneal contamination that may occur with CT or US-guided investigations and is less invasive than surgical interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe recent decrease of the number of tuberculosis patients in Japan, by the economical development and the establishment of standard regimen with INH, RFP, SM/EB and PZA, have brought decrease of concern to tuberculosis not only in the masses but also in the medical personnel, and the worsening of the medical economy by the advancing of the ages in the nations is forcing to close the tuberculosis wards. On the other hand, the recent situation of tuberculosis in Japan, such as the increase of HIV infection, the additional inflow of the foreign tuberculosis patients, the increase of tuberculosis patients in the younger population by the increase of mass-infection, and recent progress of the maldistributions of the tuberculosis patients realized the efforts of the education and training for tuberculosis to the medical students and medical personnel, even in the increase of items that they must learn. The Japanese Society for Tuberculosis set a Symposium "How Tuberculosis be Taught in Medical Education" in 1986.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Round-table. Masses in the parotid region. Semeiology and clinical aspects].
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
February 1985
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!