title: Fine needle cutting biopsy of lesions of the head and neck.
abstract: One hundred and twenty-four fine needle cutting biopsies of lesions of the head and neck have been carried out over the last 7 years. While the overall accuracy of diagnosis was 79%, the accuracy of the 43 biopsies carried out during the last 2 years was 93%. These results compare very favourably with published results of the accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Southam
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Musgrove
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004867:Equipment Design; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009339:Needles; D010309:Parotitis / Q000473:pathology; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000473:pathology; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013594:Syringes