Radiologic findings and percutaneous treatment of a rare giant soft tissue hydatid cyst.

The aim of this report is to present the radiologic findings and discuss the percutaneous treatment of an extremely rare giant soft tissue hydatid cyst located in the left thigh in a 44-year-old woman. Ultrasound showed a well circumscribed giant soft tissue cyst, and computed tomography revealed a well defined unilocular hypodense cystic mass originating from the adductor muscles and extending through the subcutaneous tissue without bony relations. On magnetic resonance imaging, the cystic mass was hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2-weighted images.

Pathologic assessment of non-palpable probably benign breast masses at sonography: can instant intervention be avoided and is follow-up adequate?

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the pathologic results, determine the negative predictive value of non-palpable probably benign lesions at ultrasound and asses whether follow-up is adequate and immediate biopsy can be avoided.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred and eight cases which were referred to our breast imaging unit between 2004 and 2008 for biopsy evaluation were enrolled into the study. Two hundred and thirteen probably benign solid masses are classified as BI-RADS 3 in 205 of the enrollees.

Conventional galactography and MR contrast galactography for diagnosing nipple discharge: preliminary results.

Objective: We wanted to compare the clinical usefulness of conventional galactography and MR contrast galactography for diagnosing patients with nipple discharge.

Materials And Methods: Both conventional galactography and MR contrast galactography were performed prospectively in 16 patients. Gadopentate dimeglumine (0.

Clinical value of cell counts and indices in testicular fine needle aspiration cytology in primary infertility: diagnostic performance compared with histology.

Objective: To compare the diagnostic value of testicular fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology with that of open biopsy in primary infertility and nonobstructive azospermia or severe oligozoospermia, to evaluate the reliability of percentage cell counts and cell indices.

Study Design: Thirty patients (21 azospermic and 9 severe oligozoospermic) who had samples for testicular FNA obtained from both testis (mean age = 28.7) and open biopsy were included in the prospective study.

A comparison of the vascular density of VEGF expression with microvascular density determined with CD34 and CD31 staining and conventional prognostic markers in renal cell carcinoma.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the vascular density of Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression with microvascular density determined by CD34 and CD31 with conventional prognostic parameters.

Methods: The study involved 50 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cases. VEGF, CD34, and CD31 were stained by immunohistochemistry, and then preparations were evaluated by two pathologists under light microscopy.