[Diagnostic value of out-patient lymph node biopsy].
Authors review their outpatient lymph node biopsies in order to verify safety and diagnostic accuracy. They didn't observe any complication and in every case, the procedure provided the correct diagnosis. Lymph node biopsy is the procedure of choice to study the pharmacologic therapy non responsive lymph node pathology that is not surely defined by fine needle aspiration, as almost always in lymphomas.
Biffoni
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
Macrina
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N
Amabile
M I
MI
Scipioni
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P
Palmieri
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A
Maturo
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A
La Gumina
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G
Petullà
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M
Monti
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M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity