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Lung ; 200(5): 633-641, 2022 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36045227

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a standard procedure in cases of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Recently, new tools were developed aiming to improve the diagnostic yield. A novel crown-cut needle is considered to obtain tissue cores which can be beneficial for the evaluation by the pathologist. This study aimed to compare the novel 22G crown-cut needle with a conventional 22G needle with EBUS guidance in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. METHODS: We designed a single-center prospective randomized clinical trial between March 2020 and January 2021 with 30 patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and suspected sarcoidosis. RESULTS: 24 patients (mean age 49.5 vs 54.1, mean FVC 73.7% vs 86.7%, mean DLCO 72.4% vs 72.5% for crown-cut needle vs conventional needle, respectively) were diagnosed with sarcoidosis. In the remaining six patients, sarcoidosis was reasonably excluded. The diagnostic yield for sarcoidosis was 77% with the crown-cut needle vs. 82% with the conventional needle (p > 0.05). In patients with histopathologic hallmarks typical of sarcoidosis (n = 19), the crown-cut needle was superior in detecting granulomas (8.3 vs 3.8 per cytoblock, p < 0.05) and histiocytes (502 vs 186 per cytoblock, p < 0.05). Four of seven bronchoscopists experienced difficulties passing through the bronchial wall with the crown-cut needle and one episode of bleeding occurred in this group which made interventions necessary. CONCLUSIONS: Despite equivalence in diagnostic accuracy, the crown-cut needle was superior to the conventional needle in detecting granulomas and histiocytes. This indicates greater potential for obtaining higher quality sample material with the crown-cut needle in cases of granulomatous inflammation.


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Lymphadenopathy , Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary , Sarcoidosis , Bronchoscopy/methods , Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration/methods , Granuloma/pathology , Humans , Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Lymphadenopathy/diagnostic imaging , Lymphadenopathy/pathology , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Sarcoidosis/diagnostic imaging , Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Chirurg ; 91(12): 999-1006, 2020 Dec.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32813026

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The clinical term of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) includes follicular (FTC) and papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). In diagnostic thyroid pathology, however, the term differentiated carcinoma (NOS) is used only very rarely for tumors with morphological features of both FTC and PTC. The current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of thyroid tumors introduced the entity of non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP). As a result, the diagnostic criteria for PTC had to be adjusted (compulsory histological demonstration of invasion and/or papillae), which also significantly limited the diagnostic potential of a fine needle biopsy (FNB) of the thyroid. The FTC is now divided into three distinct subgroups. Moreover, the WHO classification also established the diagnostic criteria of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC), which has to be distinguished from both differentiated carcinomas and benign adenomas. This article also summarizes the current diagnostic status of molecular pathological analyses of thyroid tumors.


Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular , Thyroid Neoplasms , Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/genetics , Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Humans , Thyroid Cancer, Papillary , Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnosis , Thyroid Neoplasms/genetics
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Pathologe ; 41(2): 177-180, 2020 Mar.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31807845

ABSTRACT

We present a case of ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland and discuss the findings with regard to the literature. Ectopic thyroid tissue below the diaphragm is rare and the mechanism of development is poorly understood. From a differential diagnostic point of view, it is important to exclude metastatic spread from a thyroid primary.


Subject(s)
Adrenal Glands/pathology , Thyroid Dysgenesis/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans
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