title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of vaginal cuff lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the usefulness of fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the vaginal cuff in various lesions in the female genital tract.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-six FNAs of vaginal cuff lesions were performed at our institution from 1994 to 1998. All cases were reviewed. Data on clinical histories and follow-up, if available, were collected. Histologic material was reviewed. Fourteen gynecologic (cervicovaginal) smears performed on these patients within six months prior to the FNA were also reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two of twenty-six (7.7%) FNAs were non-diagnostic due to poor cellular yield. Four lesions were classified as benign (16.7%). The remaining 20 FNAs were classified as malignant (83%) and were consistent with the clinical history in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that FNA of the vaginal cuff appears to be a simple and accurate procedure for detecting benign and malignant lesions of the female genitourinary tract. Clinical indications, cytologic techniques and potential pitfalls are identical to those of FNAs at other sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Detroit Medical Center, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pisharodi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Attal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears