EUS-FNA of Mediastinal Masses
Fig. 3.1 Substernal goiter. Sheets of bland-appearing follicular epithelial cells and colloid (a). Focal oxyphilic change is also present (b). (DiffQuik stain, high magnification) Thymoma Thymoma is a neoplasm of…
EUS and EUS-FNA of Intramural Masses of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Proximal Intestinal Tract
Fig. 5.1. Histologic and ultrasound correlation of the GI wall concentric layers. 1. Mucosa/interface (clear line); 2. Deep mucosa (lamina propria, muscularis mucosa) (dark line); 3. Submucosa (clear line); 4.Muscularis…
ERUS and ERUS-FNA of Intramural and Extramural Masses of the Colorectum
Fig. 6.1. Radial EUS showing the five circumferential layers of the normal rectal wall. (Courtesy of Drs. Vikesh K. Singh and Vivek Kumbhari, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA) ERUS-FNA,…
EUS and EUS-FNA in Lung, Esophageal, and Gastrointestinal Tract Nodal Cancer Staging
Fig. 4.1. Nodal cancer staging. Ultrasound features of benign (a) and suspicious (b, calipers) lymph nodes Table 4.1. Nodal staging sonographic criteria (Fig. 4.1) N0 Sonographic feature N1 < 1 cm Size > 1 cm…
Technical Considerations of EUS and EUS-FNA
Fig. 2.1. Echoendoscope with radial transducer. (Olympus GF-UE 160, Olympus America, Center Valley, PA) Fig. 2.2. Echoendoscope with linear transducer. (Olympus GF-UC140P, Olympus America, Center Valley, PA) Fig. 2.3. A…
General Considerations of EUS and EUS-FNA
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ricardo H. Bardales (ed.)Cytology of the Mediastinum and Gut Via Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided AspirationEssentials in Cytopathology2510.1007/978-3-319-12796-5_1 1. General Considerations of EUS and EUS-FNA Ricardo H. Bardales1 (1) Pathology and Cytopathology, Outpatient…
Cholangiocarcinoma
Countries IH-CCA cases/100,000 EH-CCA cases/100,000 Thai regions 1.05–51.45 0.15–0.3 Chinese regions 0.2–7.45 0–1.4 Korean regions 3.95–4.55 3.15–4.2 Taiwan 4.1 0.6 Japanese regions 1.25–1.3 1.8–2.1 Singapore 1.1 0.35 Philippines 1.1 0.1…
Hepatorenal Syndrome
Cirrhosis with ascites Serum creatinine > 133 µmol/L (1.5 mg/dl) No improvement of serum creatinine (decrease to a level of ≤133 µmol/L) after at least 2 days with diuretic withdrawal and volume…
Bone Disease in Patients with Cirrhosis
Fig. 31.1 The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on densitometric criteria (a). Severe osteoporosis is diagnosed when besides the densitometric criteria there are one or more fragility fractures (b) This…
Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis
Fig. 14.1 Proposed pathogenesis of hypervolemic hyponatremia in cirrhosis. Portal hypertension causes splanchnic vasodilatation with subsequent activation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS), and a nonosmotic…
