• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.7385-7390
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• 2015

Background: Transthoracic fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy (CNB) are two commonly used approaches for the diagnosis of suspected neoplastic intrathoracic lesions. This study compared the diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology and concurrent CNB in the evaluation of intrathoracic lesions. Materials and Methods: We studied FNA cytology and concurrent CNB specimens of 127 patients retrospectively, using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry, and, on certain occasions cytochemistry. Information regarding additional tissue tests was derived from the electronic archives of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine as well as patient records. Diagnostic accuracy was calculated for each test. Results: Of 127 cases, 22 were inconclusive and excluded from the study. The remaining 105 were categorized into 73 (69.5%) malignant lesions and 32 (30.5%) benign lesions. FNA and CNB findings were in complete agreement in 63 cases (60%). The accuracy and confidence intervals (CIs) of FNA and CNB for malignant tumors were 86.3% (CI: 79.3-90.7) and 93.2% (CI: 87.3-96.0) respectively. For epithelial malignant neoplasms, a definitive diagnosis was made in 44.8% of cases by FNA and 80.6% by CNB. The diagnostic accuracy of CNB for nonepithelial malignant neoplasms was 83.3% compared with 50% for FNA. Of the 32 benign cases, we made specific diagnoses in 16 with diagnostic accuracy of 81.3% and 6.3% for CNB and FNA, respectively. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that FNA is comparable to CNB in the diagnosis of malignant epithelial lesions whereas diagnostic accuracy of CNB for nonepithlial malignant neoplasms is superior to that for FNA. Further, for histological typing of tumors and examining tumor origin, immunohistochemical work up plays an important role.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7187-7193
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• 2014

Background: The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare sensitivities and specificities of fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core needle biopsy (CNB) in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Materials and Methods: Articles were screened in Medline, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE and Google Scholar, and subsequently included and excluded based on the patient/problem-intervention-comparison-outcome (PICO) principle. Primary outcome was defined in terms of diagnostic values (sensitivity and specificity) of FNA and CNB for thyroid cancer. Secondary outcome was defined as the accuracy of diagnosis. Compiled FNA and CNB results from the final studies selected as appropriate for meta-analysis were compared with cases for which final pathology diagnoses were available. Statistical analyses were performed for FNA and CNB for all of the selected studies together, and for individual studies using the leave-one-out approach. Results: Article selection and screening yielded five studies for meta-analysis, two of which were prospective and the other three retrospective, for a total of 1,264 patients. Pooled diagnostic sensitivities of FNA and CNB methods were 0.68 and 0.83, respectively, with specificities of 0.93 and 0.94. The areas under the summary ROC curves were 0.905 (${\pm}0.030$) for FNA and 0.745 (${\pm}0.095$) for CNB, with no significant difference between the two. No one study had greater influence than any other on the pooled estimates for diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions: FNA and CNB do not differ significantly in sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of thyroid cancer.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.899-906
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• 1997

연구 배경 : 경피적 늑막 침 생검술은 항산균 검사 음성이고 세포진 검사에서 악성세포를 찾을 수 없는 림프구 우위성 삼출성 늑막액의 진단에 있어서 시금석으로 여겨져왔다. 그러나 경피적 늑막 침 생검술은 침습적인 시술이며 그 진단율이 않고 비교적 높은 부작용을 동반한다. 최근 흉수의 adenosine deaminase와 carcinoembryonic antigen의 농도가 결핵성 늑막염과 악성 감별에 도움이 된다고 보고되고 있는데 이런 상황에서 경피적 늑막 칩 생검의 유용성을 재평가하고자 하였다. 연구 방법 : 1994년 1월부터 1996년 2월까지 서울대학교 병원에 입원한 림프구 우위성 흉막 삼출증 환자 중 항산균 도말 검사가 음성이고 세포진 검사 역시 음성이어서 늑막 침 생검을 시행한 73명의 환자를 대상으로 하여 늑막 침 생검의 결과와 합병증의 병발 비율을 조사하였으며 흉수의 ADA가 40IU/L이상인 집단, CEA가 10ng/ml 이상인 집단과 그렇지 않은 집단으로 분류하여 각각의 최종 진단과 늑막 침 생검 결과를 비교분석 하였다. 결 과 : 총 73례의 늑막 침 생검으로 35례에서는 특이 진단이 가능하였는데 모두 결핵성 늑막염과 합치하는 소견이었으며 30례에서는 비특이적 늑막염으로 특이진단을 내릴 수 없었고 나머지 8례는 적절한 늑막 조직을 얻지 못하였다. 기흉등의 합병증은 9례 즉 12%에서 발생하였다. 흉수 ADA 수치가 40IU/L 이상이었던 49례의 경우 진단을 내리지 못한 2례를 제외하고는 모두 결핵성 늑막염으로 진단되어 결핵성 늑막염에 대한 양성예측율은 100%였는데 늑막 침 생검으로는 28례만을 결핵성 늑막염으로 진단할 수 있었다. 한편 흉수 CEA가 10ng/ml 이상이었던 6례는 결국 악성 늑막 삼출 4례, 악정 종양과 연관된 늑막삼출과 결핵성 늑막염 각 1례씩으로 진단되어 악성 늑막 삼출에 대한 양성 예측율은 83%였고 늑막 침 생검으로는 한례도 진단해내지 못하였다. 결 론 : 항산균 도말 검사와 세포진 검사 음성인 림프구 우위성 늑막 삼출의 진단에 있어서 경피적 늑막 침 생검의 진단율은 48%로 높지 않으며 흉수 ADA가 충분히 CEA가 낮은 경우의 결핵성 늑막염에 대한 양성 예측율은 100%로 경피적 늑막 칩 생검의 역할이 재검토되어야 한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9865-9869
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• 2014

Background: Transthoracic fine needle aspiration (FNA) is one of several methods for establishing tissue diagnosis of lung lesions. Other tissue or cell sources for diagnosis include sputum, endobronchial biopsy, washing and brushing, endobronchial FNA, transthoracic core needle biopsy, biopsy from thoracoscopy or thoracotomy. The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of FNA and other diagnostic tests in diagnosing lung lesions. Materials and Methods: The population included all patients undergoing FNA for lung lesions at Meir Medical Center from 2006 through 2010. Information regarding additional tissue tests was derived from the electronic archives of the Department of Pathology, patient records and files from the Department of Oncology. Sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated for each test. Results: FNA was carried out in 245 patients. Malignant tumors were diagnosed in 190 cases (78%). They included adenocarcinoma (43%), squamous cell carcinoma (15%), non-small cell carcinoma, not otherwise specified (19%), neurondocrine tumors (7%), metastases (9%) and lymphoma (3%). The specificity of FNA for lung neoplasms was 100%; sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy were 87%. Conclusions: FNA is the most sensitive procedure for establishing tissue diagnoses of lung cancer. Combination with core needle biopsy increases the sensitivity. Factors related to the lesion (nature, degenerative changes, location) and to performance of all stages of test affect the ability to establish a diagnosis.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.596-603
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• 2021

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic performance of ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology and core-needle biopsy (US-FNAC/CNB) for the diagnosis of laryngo-hypopharyngeal masses. Materials and Methods: This was a single-center prospective case series. From January 2018 to June 2019, we initially enrolled 40 patients with highly suspicious laryngo-hypopharyngeal masses on laryngoscopic examinations. Of these, 28 patients with the mass involving or abutting the pre-epiglottic, paraglottic, pyriform sinus, and/or subglottic regions were finally included. These patients underwent US examinations with/without subsequent US-FNAC/CNB under local anesthesia for evaluation of the laryngo-hypopharyngeal mass. Results: Of the 28 patients who underwent US examinations, a laryngo-hypopharyngeal mass was identified in 26 patients (92.9%). US-FNAC/CNB was performed successfully in 25 of these patients (96.2%), while the procedure failed to target the mass in 1 patient (3.8%). The performance of US caused minor subclinical hematoma in 2 patients (7.7%), but no major complications occurred. US-FNAC/CNB yielded conclusive results in 24 (96.0%) out of the 25 patients with a successful procedure, including 23 patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 1 patient with a benign mass. In one patient with atypical cells in US-FNAC, additional direct laryngoscopic biopsy (DLB) was required to confirm SCC. Among the 26 patients who received US-FNAC/CNB, the time from first visit to pathological diagnosis was 7.8 days. For 24 patients finally diagnosed with SCC, the time from first visit to the initiation of treatment was 25.2 days. The mean costs associated with US-FNAC/CNB was $272 under the Korean National Health Insurance Service System. Conclusion: US-FNAC/CNB for a laryngo-hypopharyngeal mass is technically feasible in selected patients, providing good diagnostic performance. This technique could be used as a first-line diagnostic modality by adopting appropriate indications to avoid general anesthesia and DLB-related complications.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.422-430
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• 2020

The Korean Society of Urogenital Radiology (KSUR) aimed to present a consensus statement for patient preparation, standard technique, and pain management in relation to transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx) to reduce the variability in TRUS-Bx methodologies and suggest a nationwide guideline. The KSUR guideline development subcommittee constructed questionnaires assessing prebiopsy anticoagulation, the cleansing enema, antimicrobial prophylaxis, local anesthesia methods such as periprostatic neurovascular bundle block (PNB) or intrarectal lidocaine gel application (IRLA), opioid usage, and the number of biopsy cores and length and diameter of the biopsy needle. The survey was conducted using an Internet-based platform, and responses were solicited from the 90 members registered on the KSUR mailing list as of 2018. A comprehensive search of relevant literature from Medline database was conducted. The strength of each recommendation was graded on the basis of the level of evidence. Among the 90 registered members, 29 doctors (32.2%) responded to this online survey. Most KSUR members stopped anticoagulants (100%) and antiplatelets (76%) one week before the procedure. All respondents performed a cleansing enema before TRUS-Bx. Approximately 86% of respondents administered prophylactic antibiotics before TRUS-Bx. The most frequently used antibiotics were third-generation cephalosporins. PNB was the most widely used pain control method, followed by a combination of PNB plus IRLA. Opioids were rarely used (6.8%), and they were used only as an adjunctive pain management approach during TRUS-Bx. The KSUR members mainly chose the 12-core biopsy method (89.7%) and 18G 16-mm or 22-mm (96.5%) needles. The KSUR recommends the 12-core biopsy scheme with PNB with or without IRLA as the standard protocol for TRUS-Bx. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents should be discontinued at least 5 days prior to the procedure, and antibiotic prophylaxis is highly recommended to prevent infectious complications. Glycerin cleansing enemas and administration of opioid analogues before the procedure could be helpful in some situations. The choice of biopsy needle is dependent on the practitioners' situation and preferences.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 1996

It is well known that fine needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB) is very useful and has a high accuracy rate in the diagnosis of renal neoplasms. Although there is some indecision to perform the FNAB for a rare possibility of tumor seeding along the biopsy needle tract, it tends to be used increasingly. As in the cytologic diagnosis of metastatic lesion through-out the body, renal cell carcinoma should nearly always be considered in the differential diagnosis, the precise understanding of cytologic features of renal cell carcinoma with various cell types and architectural patterns is necessarily required. In this report, we present three cases of primary renal cell tumors, two of renal cell carcinomas and one of oncocytoma, preponderantly emphasizing the cytologic differential points in the FNAB specimen.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 1995

A fine needle aspiration biopsy specimen of a retroperitoneal mass in a 26-year-old man who had had an orchiectomy for seminoma was submitted for cytologic evaluation. Cytologic features of the specimen included uniform neoplastic cells found singly or in groups of several cells intermingled with lymphocytes in a characteristic foamy, lacelike background. These cells varied from 10 to 20 m in diameter. The nuclei were round to ovoid with fine or reticular chromatin and one or more prominent nucleoli. The poorly defined cytoplasm stained pale-blue or blue with cytoplasmic vacuoles. The cytologic appearance was consistent with seminoma. Documented reports of the cytological appearance of seminoma are rare. The diagnosis of primary gonadal seminoma by fine needle aspiration biopsy is probably not indicated since the treatment of a primary gonadal tumor, regardless of its histogenesis, requires surgical resection. However, fine needle aspiration biopsy is extremely valuable in the diagnosis of extragonadal as well as metastic and recurrent seminoma.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 1992

The efficacy of the fine needle aspiration biopsy and cytological examination(FNABC) under ultrasonographic(US) guides for the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis was assessed. There were one hundred and one patients whose neck masses were proven to be tuberculous lymphadenites with cytologic and/or histologic diagnosis. The physical characteristics shown by US revealed that all the cases were multiple lesions. Multiregional lesions were found in 80 cases(79.1%) and 19 cases(18.8%) were the bilateral lesion. The region V was the most prevalent site(n=69, 68.3%). US findings revealed 92 cases(90.9%) showed hypoechoic lesions and 9(9.1%) showed mixed echo patterns. There was no hyperechoic lesion (p<0.05). The sensitivity of FNABC was 77.2% and specificity was 99.0%. Diagnostic accuracy was 85.0%. There was no complication during the procedures. FNABC for the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis is a safe, convinient procedure and has a high specificity. The pitfall of FNABC the low sensitivity, seemed to be compensated by US evaluations.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.345-360
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• 2023

국내에 자기공명영상의 보급의 증가와 함께 유방 자기공명영상의 건수도 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 하지만 이에 비해 자기공명영상 유도하 조직생검술 및 침위치결정술과 같은 유방의 중재적 시술은 초음파 유도하 시술이나 입체정위생검술에 비해 많이 이루어지지 않는다. 유방 자기공명영상은 다른 유방 영상 검사들에 비해 높은 민감도를 보이는 검사법이지만 그 특이도는 제한되는 검사법이기 때문에, 자기공명영상에서만 발견된 병변들은 자기공명영상 유도하 조직생검술이나 자기공명영상 유도하 침위치결정술을 통한 수술적 절제를 통하여 병리적 진단이 이루어져야 한다. 이러한 배경을 바탕으로, 본 종설에서는 자기공명영상 유도하 유방의 중재적 시술들의 적응증, 시술 방법, 시술 과정에서의 여러 고려 사항 및 제한점들에 대해 다루고자 한다.