title: [Fine needle aspiration of the skin: diagnosis of malignant lymphoma and of cutaneous manifestations of myeloid hemoblastosis].
abstract: Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the cutis was carried out in 103 patients suffering from malignant lymphomas and myelogenous leukemias. All biopsies were performed using a novel aspiration device. Only in 7.8% of cases was it not possible to establish a cytological diagnosis because the biopsy specimens obtained were inadequate. The sensitivity of the method was 96.8%. There was a close correlation between the cytological and the final diagnosis (contingency coefficient C = 0.96). The method was equally efficient for primary evaluation as it was for the follow-up of patients with hematological neoplasms.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Feinnadelaspiration der Haut: Diagnostik von malignen Lymphomen und von kutanen Manifestationen myeloischer Hämoblastosen.