Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan

Other Title(s)

مقارنة بين تأثيرات التخدير العام و التخدير الموضعي على نقاط أبغار للأطفال حديثي الولادة

Joint Authors

Qasim, Qasim Ibrahim
al-Sadiq, Shawqi
Abd al-Hamid, Muhammad
Muhammad, Ahmad A.
Adam, Ishaq

Source

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue

Vol. 7, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2012), pp.183-188, 6 p.

Publisher

Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine

Publication Date

2012-09-30

Country of Publication

Sudan

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

-Background : The appropriate clinical management of various hepatic lesions depends on accurate diagnosis.

Fine needle aspiration and cell block have gained popularity because they are convenient, minimally invasive, quick and have good performance profiles.

Objective : To investigate the cytomorphological features of distinctive non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the liver and to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided (USG) fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cell block in the diagnosis of liver diseases at Khartoum Teaching Hospital.

Method : A cross-sectional study was conducted at Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan during the period of November 2008 to October 2011.

One hundred and five cytological materials were collected from patients with focal liver lesions who referred after initial clinical and radiological assessment for ultrasound!guided fine needle aspiration cytology (USG -FNAC).

Results: The age of the patients ranged from 5-60 years and 64 (61 %) of these patients were males.

Out of 105 investigated samples 76 (72.

4%) and 41(39.

0%) were malignant by cytology and cell block respectively.

Out of these 105 samples, 71 were investigated by both cytology and cell blocks and were included in the final analyses of the FNAC in comparison to cell block.

The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the cytology were 100 % (93.

0 -100 %), 63.3% (45.

2-79.

0%), 78.8% (66.

2-88.

3%) and 0 (0-14.6%), respectively.

Conclusion: Thus, USG -FNAC is a sensitive but not specific method in differentiating the benign and malignant focal liver lesions.

Differentiation between primary liver malignant lesions and metastatic lesion needs adjunct technique

American Psychological Association (APA)

Muhammad, Ahmad A.& al-Sadiq, Shawqi& Abd al-Hamid, Muhammad& Qasim, Qasim Ibrahim& Adam, Ishaq. 2012. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.183-188.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Sadiq, Shawqi…[et al.]. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 7, no. 3 (Sep. 2012), pp.183-188.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Muhammad, Ahmad A.& al-Sadiq, Shawqi& Abd al-Hamid, Muhammad& Qasim, Qasim Ibrahim& Adam, Ishaq. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and cell block in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012. Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.183-188.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-569862

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 186-187

Record ID

BIM-569862