Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Parotid Gland Swellings.

Background Parotid gland swellings are the most common salivary gland lesions. Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), apart from being the first-line diagnostic tool in the evaluation of parotid gland swellings, plays an integral role in planning both surgical and non-surgical therapy. Objectives To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FNAC in the evaluation of parotid gland swellings.

Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Differentiate High-Grade Gliomas and Solitary Brain Metastases.

 Brain tumors, encompassing a spectrum of neoplastic disorders, significantly impact patient morbidity and mortality. Distinguishing between high-grade gliomas (HGGs) and solitary brain metastases (SBMs) is crucial for tailored clinical management. Conventional structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) faces challenges in this differentiation, leading to the exploration of advanced imaging modalities such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).

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To detect the prevalence of eustachian tube dysfunction in tubotympanic type of chronic otitis media. To correlate eustachian tube dysfunction with surgical outcome of tympanoplasty. This observational study involved 79 patients diagnosed with inactive tubotympanic chronic suppurative otitis media who were planned for type-1 tympanoplasty.

Does the mantis shrimp pack a phononic shield?

The powerful strikes generated by the smasher mantis shrimp require it to possess a robust protection mechanism to withstand the resultant forces. Although recent studies have suggested that phononic bandgaps complement the mantis shrimp's defensive suite, direct experimental evidence for this mechanism has remained elusive. In this work, we explored the phononic properties of the mantis shrimp's dactyl club using laser ultrasonic techniques and numerical simulations.

Fibroadenoma With Multiple Epidermal Inclusion Cysts Masquerading as Malignancy: An Underreported Entity With Review of Literature.

Fibroadenomas in postmenopausal women are quite uncommon, and so are epidermal inclusion cysts in the breast. The coexistence of both is very rare, and very limited literature is available about this occurrence. We report a postmenopausal female patient with complaints of breast lump masquerading as malignancy on triple assessment which upon subsequent histopathological evaluation was confirmed to be fibroadenoma with intervening multiple epidermal inclusion cysts.