Value of flow cytometry in the evaluation of head and neck fine-needle lymphoid aspirates: a 3-year retrospective review of a community-based practice.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
To study the clinical efficacy of flow cytometry in patients suspected of having a lymphoma with head and neck pathology. Retrospective review of 49 patients with lymphoid aspirates having concurrent flow cytometry studies. Private practice office-based study. Fine-needle aspiration with concurrent flow cytometry is a useful, convenient adjunct to the diagnosis of head and neck non-Hodgkins lymphomas. 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.
Medical subject headings
- Flow Cytometry
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin