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11477712

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of routine use of ThinPrep in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) material as an adjunct to standard smears. We reviewed 50 consecutive, satisfactory-for-evaluation FNA materials in which ThinPrep slides were obtained. In each case, Diff-Quik-stained and Papanicolaou-stained smears were initially prepared, and the ThinPrep slide was made from the needle/syringe rinse. Smears and ThinPrep slides were evaluated for the presence of diagnostic material. In addition, the following questions were addressed: could the final diagnosis be made based on smears only, and did the ThinPrep method add any additional information to the diagnosis? Smears were satisfactory for evaluation in 49/50 cases, and in one case diagnostic material was present on the ThinPrep slide only. Thirty-two out of 50 ThinPrep slides contained material sufficient for evaluation. In 46/50 (92%) cases, final diagnoses could be made based on smears only. In 2 cases, ThinPrep slides showed additional diagnostic material, and in another 2 cases were critical for the diagnosis. The routine use of ThinPrep as an adjunct preparatory method to FNA material is not justified, and is associated with an additional, potentially nonreimbursable cost.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Routine use of ThinPrep method in fine-needle aspiration material as an adjunct to standard smears.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article