Paediatric tumors
CHAPTER 17 Paediatric tumors Reda S. Saad, Harsharan K. Singh, Jan F. Silverman Clinical aspects Incidence of paediatric tumors and histologic types Paediatric tumors show a distinctive incidence, histology, and…
Pancreas, biliary tract and intra-abdominal organs
CHAPTER 11 Pancreas, biliary tract and intra-abdominal organs Bastiaan de Boer*, Clinical aspects In the developed world, the incidence of pancreatic cancer has risen threefold since the 1920s. Prognosis is…
Infectious diseases
CHAPTER 18 Infectious diseases Andrew S. Field Clinical aspects Introduction The widespread use of FNB for both palpable and impalpable lesions where the clinical and imaging differential diagnosis (DD) includes…
The techniques of FNA cytology
CHAPTER 2 The techniques of FNA cytology Svante R. Orell, Philippe Vielh Basic techniques Svante R. Orell The success of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) depends to a high degree…
Mediastinum
CHAPTER 9 Mediastinum Amanda Segal, Felicity A. Frost, Kim R. Geisinger Clinical aspects A broad range of mass lesions is found in this site, of which about 40% are malignant….
Imaging methods for guidance of aspiration cytology
CHAPTER 3 Imaging methods for guidance of aspiration cytology Suzanne Le P. Langlois, Steve Chryssidis Percutaneous biopsy is a well-established and routine practice in imaging departments,1,2 and is a frequently…
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Introduction Svante R. Orell, Gregory F. Sterrett Historical perspective Fine needle aspiration cytology as we know it today dates back to around 1950. However, the idea to obtain…
