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2823517

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
In a series of more than 2,500 fine needle aspirates from multiple body sites, over 200 were clinically identified as lymph nodes from patients with known or suspected malignancy. The material was obtained using the easily manipulated Aspir-Gun with a 21-gauge or 22-gauge needle and syringe. Of the 200 lymph node specimens, 100 (50%) were cytologically reported as positive for malignancy. Ninety cases had surgical pathology specimens available for comparison with the fine needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. For the 88 of these cases with satisfactory FNA specimens, evaluation of the FNA results showed a predictive value of a positive result of 96.8%. These results compare favorably with those of surgical biopsy. The malignancies present in the lymph nodes included numerous adenocarcinomas from the breast, melanoma and pulmonary small-cell carcinoma. Six cases are briefly presented in which the FNA diagnosis was more problematic. While histologic examination of tissues or organs remains the desirable benchmark of comparison, the appropriate utilization of FNA cytology to guide therapy, particularly in a patient with previously diagnosed malignancy, may obviate the need for an open biopsy. The technique is convenient for patient and physician, useful for outpatients, relatively painless and provides good correlation between cytologic morphology and histopathology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
563-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Lymph node examination by fine needle aspiration in patients with known or suspected malignancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pathology, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL 60068.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't