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Two hundred-seventy-six were screened with one or all diagnostic deviated parameters: neoplastic lesions were 115 (41.7%), non neoplastic were 144 (52.1%), unfit or suspicious were 17 (6.2%). These results are agreed with recent literature and confirm the effectiveness of methodology.
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Doenças Prostáticas/patologia , Idoso , Biópsia por Agulha/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Doenças Prostáticas/epidemiologia , RetoRESUMO
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the breast is a minimally invasive and low-cost method. In this study we reviewed our experience on a total of 1,080 cases. Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value were calculated. The causes of error were examined and we concluded that accuracy improves when aspirations are done by the cytopathologist himself and fixing and staining procedures are immediately performed in a specialized laboratory.
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Mama/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Biópsia por Agulha , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/epidemiologia , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Erros de Diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estatística como AssuntoRESUMO
A case of malacoplakia with a tumor-like involvement of the pelvis is presented. It was characterized by a urine-trickling fistula from the bladder to the gluteal surface and by acute urinary retention. Examinations both cytologic of urine collected from urethra and from fistula, and histological of tissues from bladder and rectum were performed. Histiocytes with Michaelis Gutmann bodies were found in all specimens. The specimens were also studied from an immunohistochemical and electron-microscopic point of view. The case was found interesting because of the unusual fistulization and for the absence of other important associated diseases usually reported in the literature.
