Value of flow cytometry in the evaluation of head and neck fine-needle lymphoid aspirates: a 3-year retrospective review of a community-based practice.
OBJECTIVE
To study the clinical efficacy of flow cytometry in patients suspected of having a lymphoma with head and neck pathology.


METHODS
Retrospective review of 49 patients with lymphoid aspirates having concurrent flow cytometry studies.


METHODS
Private practice office-based study.


CONCLUSIONS
Fine-needle aspiration with concurrent flow cytometry is a useful, convenient adjunct to the diagnosis of head and neck non-Hodgkins lymphomas.


CONCLUSIONS
Flow cytometry is a significant improvement over fine-needle aspiration derived cytologic diagnosis alone. Tissue open biopsy may be avoided altogether in some patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Cannon
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Head and Neck Surgical Group and Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, River Oaks Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi 39208, USA. CRCannonhn@aol.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies