title: [Lymph node biopsy in the study of lymphomas: from the incisional biopsy to videolaparoscopic lymphadenectomy].
abstract: The role of the surgeon in the treatment of lymphoproliferative diseases is mainly addressed to histological diagnosis and staging. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of lymph node biopsies in patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma NHL). Between January 1992 and March 2003, 37 patients (17 males and 20 females, mean age 57 years, range 17-90) were submitted to a node biopsy to determine type of lymphoma and clinical staging: there were 8 HD and 29 NHL. In a single case laparoscopy was adopted to remove abdominal nodes; the procedure was uneventful and the patients discharged in the third postoperative day. The Authors stress the importance of the minimally invasive approach in the management of lymphoproliferative diseases.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Scienze Chirurgiche e Trapianto d'Organi, Chirurgia Generale II, Università degli Studi, Cagliari.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Licheri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dazzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martinasco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pomata
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Daniele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery