title: Cytologic diagnosis by transthoracic fine needle sampling without aspiration.
abstract: The cytologic findings of transthoracic fine needle sampling without aspiration (fine needle capillary [FNC] sampling) are reported. Eleven patients were examined by FNC sampling while four were examined by the classic fine needle aspiration (FNA) method. In contrast to FNA sampling, FNC sampling produced less patient trauma and admixture of the sample with blood, while giving a better perception of the tumor and its consistency. The quality of the samples obtained by the FNC technique was equal to that of the FNA samples. The results demonstrate that fine needle sampling without aspiration may be used in the study of deep-seated as well as of superficial organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Western Regional Hospital, Urumchi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013396:Suction; D013909:Thorax