TY - JOUR
T1 - Fine-needle aspiration of the liver
T2 - A comparison of smear and rinse preparations in the detection of cancer
AU - Axe, S. R.
AU - Erozan, Y. S.
AU - Ermatinger, S. V.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Fifty-nine successive cases of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the liver were reviewed to determine the efficacy of various rinse and smear preparations in rendering a diagnosis of cancer. Preparations included Papanicolaou- and Diff-Quik®-stained smears, Millipore® filters, cytocentrifugation, and cell blocks. Of 33 of 59 cases diagnostic for cancer, 90% were positive on rinse, 78% on smear, and 69.6% on both rinse and smear. Seven cases (21.2%) were diagnostic on rinse preparation only and would otherwise have been interpreted as equivocal. Papanicolaou smears and cell block rinses were most valuable to evaluate malignancy in the liver, using the FNA technic. The authors believe rinse preparations justify their cost for assessment of cancer and are essential to establish the diagnosis in a significant number of cases.
AB - Fifty-nine successive cases of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the liver were reviewed to determine the efficacy of various rinse and smear preparations in rendering a diagnosis of cancer. Preparations included Papanicolaou- and Diff-Quik®-stained smears, Millipore® filters, cytocentrifugation, and cell blocks. Of 33 of 59 cases diagnostic for cancer, 90% were positive on rinse, 78% on smear, and 69.6% on both rinse and smear. Seven cases (21.2%) were diagnostic on rinse preparation only and would otherwise have been interpreted as equivocal. Papanicolaou smears and cell block rinses were most valuable to evaluate malignancy in the liver, using the FNA technic. The authors believe rinse preparations justify their cost for assessment of cancer and are essential to establish the diagnosis in a significant number of cases.
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U2 - 10.1093/ajcp/86.3.281
DO - 10.1093/ajcp/86.3.281
M3 - Article
C2 - 3751992
AN - SCOPUS:0022529447
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 86
SP - 281
EP - 285
JO - American journal of clinical pathology
JF - American journal of clinical pathology
IS - 3
ER -