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ea0104p15 | Adrenal & Cardiovascular | SFEIES24

Histopathological reporting of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs)

Burke Kevin , Ipadeola Olubunmi , Almezen May , Noctor Eoin , Bin Mahfooz Mohammed , Marie Hannon Anne , Melvin Audrey

PPGL’s are tumours arising from adrenomedullary and extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) has issued updated guidance on the minimum dataset requirements in the histopathological reporting of PPGLs. The datasets enable pathologists to grade and stage cancers in a consistent manner and provide prognostic information, to facilitate the highest standard of care for patients. This retrospective analysis was conducted to assess if PPGL hist...

ea0104p213 | Thyroid | SFEIES24

If at first you don’t succeed, thy and thy again?

Burke Kevin , Martin Eoin , Ipadeola Olubunmi , Almezen May , Noctor Eoin , Bin Mahfooz Mohammed , Marie Hannon Anne , Melvin Audrey

University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is a large model 4 hospital in Ireland’s Midwest serving a population of ~413,000 people. The radiology department performs an average of 220 thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNABs) per year. The aim of this study was to determine how many non-diagnostic or unsatisfactory results are returned, necessitating repeat FNAB. Data was collected on the previous 502 thyroid FNAB results using the hospital laboratory information system. O...