title: Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynecologic cancer.
abstract: The technique and application of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynecologic cancer are discussed. The authors report 90 cases that have been evaluated by means of fine-needle technique. The technique has been applied both for primary diagnosis and for follow-up evaluation. Among the 90 cases reported, there was two false negatives and one false positive and three cases in which the histologic findings were false negative.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology