1.
Med Trop (Mars)
; 54(4): 377-8, 1994.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7746140
Subject(s)
Esophageal Achalasia/surgery , Muscle, Smooth/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Cameroon , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Surgical Procedures, Operative/methods , Treatment Outcome
2.
Arch Anat Cytol Pathol
; 41(2): 82-4, 1993.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8239751
ABSTRACT
The authors report their experience of the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using needle aspiration cytology over a four year period (1989-1992). In 116 of the 119 patients presenting with histologically proven hepatocellular carcinoma, the diagnosis was previously established by cytology. This method has a 97% sensitivity. Also, in forty patients without hepatocellular carcinoma, previous cytology did not detect any carcinomatous cells and therefore recorded a 100% specificity. Thus, cytologic diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is possible. In countries with limited resources in which this carcinoma is widespread, needle aspiration cytology needs to be well known and used.