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Using frozen RNA, obtained from cells left inside the needle used for fine needle aspiration cytology, it was possible to identify a somatic mutation (680 delA) in the

Although fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the thyroid gland is the most important presurgical proceeding in defining the malignancy of a nodular lesion, it has limitations

1 Computed tomography of the skull in axial (A) and coronal (B) sections, showing oval lesion of soft tissue density measuring 2 cm in its longest axis and located in the interior

CONCLUSIONS: Computed tomography-guided percutaneous ine needle aspiration biopsy of lung lesions showed greater rates of success in biopsies performed in patients with suspicion

Figure 2 - Computed tomography scan of the chest showing an extensive mediastinal lesion (arrow) in contact with the right tracheal wall and causing anterior deviation

testicular teratomas can metastasize2,3 Fine needle biopsy aspiration cytology (FNAC) presents a useful procedure in cases of metastatic cervical lymph nodes of

Computed tomography (CT) evidenced a lesion with soft tissue consistency at the ethmoid, right maxillary sinus, and nasal cavity, showing erosion of the lamina papyracea,

The contrast computed tomography scan showed a soft tissue mass in the left pulmonary lobe expanding to the left anterior mediasti- num and the left anterior chest wall (Figure