False negative cytology and colposcopy in cervical condyloma

In this study of 150 young women attending the Early Cancer Detection Unit at Ain Shams University Hospital, 70.6% of cases had histologically proven cervical HPV associated disease. Cervical cytology reported HPV with or Without dyskaryosis in 57.5% of cases, while cotpics colposcopy was sensitive in only 58.4%. The reliability of diagnosis increased to 75.4% when the two methods were used in conjunction. We recommend another more, sensitive methods for detection of cervical human papilloma virus

Fine needle aspiration cytology in toxoplasmic lymphadenitis

During the period from October 1991 to February 1993, 120 patients with undiagnosed lymphadenopathy were subjected to FNA at Cytodiagnostic unit Ain Shams University Hospital. Cytologic examination was suggestive to toxoplasmosis in 21 cases. These cases were subjected to full history and clinical examination, complete blood picture, serologic examination and surgical biopsy in two. Toxoplasmosis was confirmed by serology in 10 and srology and biopsy in 2. These 12 patients were all of middle age except one. 9 were males and 3 were females. 7 had history of animal contact. Eosinophilia was present in 5. These results show that FNA of peripheral lymph nodes can avoid patients with toxoplasmosis unnecessary hospitalization for surgical biopsy