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Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy is the standard diagnostic tool for suspicious breast lesions. This method is an invasive procedure that obtains breast tissue by penetrating suspicious breast lesions directly under...
Pancreas tail lesions are often missed on ultrasound examination. Several scan techniques can be used to detect pancreas tail lesions, such as epigastric oblique scans, transsplenic scans, and left subcostal...
Appendiceal mucocele is an obstructive dilatation of the appendix caused by abnormal accumulation of mucoid material. Its incidence is 0.2-0.3% of all appendectomy specimens and it does not have typical...
Chronic liver disease is a worldwide problem, including in Korea, and its major consequence is an increasing deposition of fibrous tissue within the liver, leading to cirrhosis and finally hepatocellular...
Splenic lymphoma can occur as a primary or secondary malignancy, but the latter form is more common. Primary splenic lymphoma is defined as lymphomatous involvement of the spleen with or...
Subacute thyroiditis is a self-limited inflammatory disease that is mainly caused by viral infection. Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease, several effective vaccines have been introduced. Several cases have...
Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPS) improves patient satisfaction by making both breasts symmetrical and maintaining a natural shape after breast-conserving surgery. In particular, Korean women with relatively small breasts have the...
Kidney, adrenal gland, and urinary bladder ultrasonography is often performed when patients complain of flank or suprapubic discomfort or abnormal urinalysis. Approaches to kidney, adrenal gland, and urinary bladder ultrasonography...
Papillary tumors are the rarest form of cholangiocarcinoma, usually present as intraductal masses in the common bile duct (CBD), which cause obstructive jaundice early in the course of the disease....
A pyriform sinus tract/fistula is a rare clinical condition where remnants of the third or fourth pharyngeal pouches extend into the pyriform sinus, forming an internal tract. Common initial presentations...
A healthy 36-year-old man visited his family doctor with abdominal discomfort. Electrocardiogram revealed right-axis deviation and a continuous murmur was heard at the third intercostal space left sternal border. Transthoracic...