Aspiration biopsy of the prostate gland: a brief review of collection, fixation, and pattern recognition with special attention to benign and malignant prostatic epithelium.
The preparation and use of an alternate collection device for aspiration biopsy of the prostate is presented. The device is inexpensive and can be constructed from readily available office materials. Its use in conjunction with a liquid-phase collection of cellular products of aspiration biopsy by a backwash technique is described. Following this, a brief discussion of pattern recognition in cytological preparations of benign and malignant prostate epithelial aggregates is presented and illustrated.
Maksem
J A
JA
Aspiration Biopsy Laboratory, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
Galang
C F
CF
Johenning
P W
PW
Park
C H
CH
Tannenbaum
M
M
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005404:Fixatives; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
D005404:Fixatives