title: Hodgkin's disease: diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration; a report based on 62 consecutive cases.
abstract: We report on our series of 62 cases occurring between January 1977 and December 1990, which were diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease by fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples. The overall accuracy of the cytological diagnosis was high, with only four incorrect diagnoses and a positive predictive value of 93.5%. The value of FNA as a first level diagnostic technique in the screening of lymphadenopathies is discussed, as well as the limitations and pitfalls of the cytological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory and Cytopathology Service, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fulciniti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vetrani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeppa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palombini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity