Advantage of frozen section in management of thyroid nodule with preoperative fine needle aspiration in Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

We aimed to evaluate the role of frozen section (FS) and preoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNA) in thyroid nodular lesions. ...

Author : Thiraphon Boonyaarunnate, M.D. and Kanchana Amornpichetkul, M.D
Keyword : fine needle aspiration cytology, frozen section, thyroid
Category : Original Articles

The Many Faces (and Origins) of Adenocarcinoma in the Liver: Pattern Approach to Diagnosis on Small Tissue Samples

Focal liver lesions can be solitary or multiple, solid or cystic, congenital or acquired, and range from cysts, hamartomas, hyperplastic nodules and inflammatory entities to tumors and tumor-like lesions. The background liver may be normal or diseased. An algorithmic approach based on pattern recognition and cell profiling is outlined for the ...

Author : Aileen Wee, MB, BS, FRCPath, FRCPA*
Keyword : adenocarcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, core biopsy, fine needle aspiration cytology, liver, metastases
Category : Special Articles