Amaç: Baş-boyun bölgesinde yerleşim gösteren lenfoma varlığında ince iğne aspirasyon biyopsisi (İİAB) ve eksizyonel biyopsi sonuçlarını karşılaştırmak ve İİAB ' nin etkinliğini göstermek.Yöntemler: Eylül 2011-Ocak 2015 tarihleri arasında kliniğimizde lenfoma tanısı alan 52 hastanın medikal dosyaları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların demografik özellikleri başvuru şikayetleri, hematolojik parametreleri, ince iğne aspirasyon biyopsisi (İİAB) sonuçları ve eksizyonel biyopsi sonuçları kaydedildi. İİAB, görüntüleme eşliğinde yapıldı.Bulgular: 37 erkek, 15 kadın hastadan oluşan serimizde yaş ortalaması 46,37 (8-82 arası) olarak belirlendi. 30 hastada (%57,6) boyunda kitle şikayeti mevcut iken, diğer 22 hastada (%42,3) boyunda kitle başka şikayetler için araştırılırken tespit edilmişti. Ateş hiç bir hastada tespit edilmez iken, kilo kaybı 12 (%23), halsizlik 5 (%9,6) ve gece terlemesi 5 (%9,6) hastada mevcuttu. İİAB sitolojisi sonuçları 4 gruba ayrıldı: i- malign sitoloji, ii- lenfoid neoplazi şüphesi, iii- mikst lenfoid hücre topluluğu ve iiii-nondiagnostik sitoloji. Eksizyonel biopsi sonrası elde edilen tanılar içinde 28 hastada Hodgkin, 24 hastada nonHodgkin lenfoma tanısı konuldu. Sonuç: Baş-boyun bölgesinde lenfoma tanısında İİAB'nin yararı tartışılmaktadır. İmmunofloresan inceleme yapılmadığında İİAB yeterli olmayabilmektedir. İİAB, kesin tanının konulmasında önemli sayılabilecek derecede gecikmeye neden olabilmektedir. Klinik şüphe varlığında İİAB yapılmadan eksizyonel biopsi yapılması önerilmektedir

Objective: To compare fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and excisional biopsy results in the diagnosis of head and neck lymphomas and to evaluate the effectiveness of FNAB.Methods: The medical files of 52 patients diagnosed with lymphoma in our clinic between September 2011 and January 2015 were retrospectively examined. Demographic characteristics, presenting complaints, hematologic parameters, fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) results, and excisional biopsy results of the patients were recorded. The patients were divided into 4 groups based on their FNAB cytology results: i) malignant cytology, ii) suspicious for lymphoid neoplasia, iii) mixed lymphoid cell population, and iv) non-diagnostic cytology. FNAB was performed under ultrasound guidance.Results: The average age within our series, which consisted of 37 male and 15 female patients, was 46.37 (range 8-82 years). Neck mass was the presenting symptom in 30 patients (57.6%), while it was detected during examination of other symptoms in 22 patients (42.3%). Fever was not observed in any of the patients, whereas weight loss was present in 12 patients (23%), fatigue in 5 patients (9.6%), and night sweats in 5 patients (9.6%). Following excisional biopsy, Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed in 28 patients and non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed in 24 patients. Conclusion: The utility of FNAB in the diagnosis of lymphoma in the head and neck region is discussed. FNAB may not be sufficient unless immunofluorescence examination is also conducted. FNAB may lead to a considerable delay in establishing a definitive diagnosis. In the case of clinical suspicion, excisional biopsy is recommended without performing FNAB

Bovine Ephemeral Fever (BEF) is a rhabdoviral disease transmitted through biting flies, characterized with acute fever, muscle stiffness, lameness, paralysis, and emaciation, relatedly can cause to important losses especially in dairy industry. The objective of this study was to obtain data for presence and prevalence of BEF infection in Aydın and Muğla provinces which previously have been seen in Aegean region. For this purpose, blood serum samples were taken from randomly selected 225 adult cattle from small family type dairy enterprises (Aydın-125 ve Muğla-100). Obtained serum samples were controlled for BEF virus specific antibodies using commercial blocking Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). BEF specific antibody presence was not detected in in any of the tested samples. Determined seronegativity was not shows that the virus has not consistent risk potential. According to the reports on previous years in the Aegean and some other regions, clinical reports and antigen detection depicts the infection have been emerging time to time. In the aspect of BEF like arboviral infection, risk is perpetual for the Aegean region that has relatively suitable climatic conditions for the biological vector of the virus. By the way, large scale and periodic surveys are necessary to reveal the epizootic dynamics of the infection.