TY - JOUR
T1 - Fine needle aspiration biopsy in lymphoma
AU - Carrasco, C. H.
AU - Richli, W. R.
AU - Lawrence, D.
AU - Katz, R. L.
AU - Wallace, S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2004 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Patients with lymphoma undergo excisional biopsy of an affected lymph node for initial classification of their disease because accurate classification depends on the histologic characteristics of the neoplasm. However, fine needle aspiration cytology has a role in the management of lymphoma patients, particularly in those with recurrent or residual masses following treatment. Moreover, immunologic markers, nucleic acid flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics, which do not depend on histologic characteristics and can be performed on fine needle aspirates, are acquiring more importance in the management of patients with these diseases, particularly in those with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These latter tests add objectivity to the cytologic diagnosis of the B-cell lymphomas and increase its accuracy. In most series, the accuracy of fine needle aspiration in patients with lymphoma approaches 90%, with minimal complication rates.
AB - Patients with lymphoma undergo excisional biopsy of an affected lymph node for initial classification of their disease because accurate classification depends on the histologic characteristics of the neoplasm. However, fine needle aspiration cytology has a role in the management of lymphoma patients, particularly in those with recurrent or residual masses following treatment. Moreover, immunologic markers, nucleic acid flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics, which do not depend on histologic characteristics and can be performed on fine needle aspirates, are acquiring more importance in the management of patients with these diseases, particularly in those with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These latter tests add objectivity to the cytologic diagnosis of the B-cell lymphomas and increase its accuracy. In most series, the accuracy of fine needle aspiration in patients with lymphoma approaches 90%, with minimal complication rates.
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M3 - Short survey
C2 - 2349393
AN - SCOPUS:0025292174
SN - 0033-8389
VL - 28
SP - 879
EP - 883
JO - Radiologic Clinics of North America
JF - Radiologic Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -