[Tuberculosis. Role of fine needle puncture in the current diagnostic approach].
Twenty-one fine needle aspiration biopsies were performed with a diagnosis of tuberculosis or granulomatous inflammation. The ages of the patients ranged from 26 to 66 years (mean, 36 years); 16 were men and 5 women. Two of them were positive for the human immunodeficiency virus. In twenty cases, the cytological diagnosis was confirmed by culture and/or by recovery under a specific anti-tuberculous treatment. In one case, the necrosis observed cytologically was a tumoral necrosis after histological control. According to these results with a global accuracy of 95.2%, fine needle aspiration biopsy which offers the possibility of a thorough diagnosis in a short time (24 hours or less) is a useful method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Sudaka
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Service Central d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
Cochand-Priollet
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Chedin
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Chagnon
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Raskine
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Bergman
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology*
La tuberculose. Place de la ponction à l'aiguille fine dans les approches diagnostiques actuelles.