TY - JOUR
T1 - Value of flow cytometry in the evaluation of head and neck fine-needle lymphoid aspirates
T2 - A 3-year retrospective review of a community-based practice
AU - Cannon, C. Ron
AU - Richardson, L. Douglas
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical efficacy of flow cytometry in patients suspected of having a lymphoma with head and neck pathology. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of 49 patients with lymphoid aspirates having concurrent flow cytometry studies. SETTING: Private practice office-based study. CONCLUSION: Fine-needle aspiration with concurrent flow cytometry is a useful, convenient adjunct to the diagnosis of head and neck non-Hodgkins lymphomas. SIGNIFICANCE: Flow cytometry is a significant improvement over fine-needle aspiration derived cytologic diagnosis alone. Tissue open biopsy may be avoided altogether in some patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical efficacy of flow cytometry in patients suspected of having a lymphoma with head and neck pathology. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of 49 patients with lymphoid aspirates having concurrent flow cytometry studies. SETTING: Private practice office-based study. CONCLUSION: Fine-needle aspiration with concurrent flow cytometry is a useful, convenient adjunct to the diagnosis of head and neck non-Hodgkins lymphomas. SIGNIFICANCE: Flow cytometry is a significant improvement over fine-needle aspiration derived cytologic diagnosis alone. Tissue open biopsy may be avoided altogether in some patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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U2 - 10.1067/mhn.2001.115521
DO - 10.1067/mhn.2001.115521
M3 - Article
C2 - 11337660
AN - SCOPUS:0035344153
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 124
SP - 544
EP - 548
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 5
ER -