title: Processing the lymph node biopsy.
abstract: The testing modalities available and necessary to precisely diagnose lymphadenopathies, lymphadenitides, and lymphomas are numerous. However, to much chagrin, the tissue samples submitted for evaluation are frequently limited in size. Consequently, the triage of each individual lymph node sample with judicious apportionment of tissue for diagnostic testing has become of paramount importance. We describe a practical approach to processing the lymph node specimen to maximize the diagnostic utility of the sample provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: Imran N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D007753:Laboratories; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016612:Paraffin Embedding; D016707:Tissue Fixation