Scientific Journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty [Girls] [The]. 2004; 25 (3): 355-360
in English
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ABSTRACT
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of cervical lymphadenopathy by fine needle aspiration [FNAC] and imprint cytology [IC]. This study included 94 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. They were subjected to clinical examination and FNAC of one of the enlarged lymph nodes. This was followed by IC and histological examination of this lymph node after its excision. Clinical examination was correct in 78% of the cases. The overall accuracy of fine needle aspiration was 93%. It was accurate on all cases of reactive hyperplasia, 93% of tuberculosis Iymphadenitis, 90% in Hodgkin's lymphoma. 86% in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and 91% of metastasis lymphadenopathy. On the other hand, the overall accuracy of IC was higher than that of fine needle aspiration, being 97%. It diagnosed all cases of reactive hyperplasia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 97% in tuberculosis lymphadenitis, 90% in Hodgkin's lymphoma and 95% in metastasis lymphadenopathy. These techniques proved to be reliable, rapid, and inexpensive procedures in diagnosis of lymphadenopathy. They can differentiate well between inflammatory and neoplastic lesions, in cases of lymphoma, cytological diagnosis should be followed by histological diagnosis for accurate classification and grading
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Histology
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Lymph Node Excision
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci. J. Al-Azhar Med. Fac. [Girls]
Year:
2004
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