title: Successful Introduction of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy for Diagnosis of Pediatric Lymphadenopathy.
abstract: Accurate and rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary nodal tuberculosis in children is of paramount importance. This retrospective study performed at Tygerberg Hospital using data from the laboratory records between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2014 demonstrates how since the introduction laboratory-run FNAB service; fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an acceptable and routine diagnostic procedure for triage of pediatric lymphadenopathy.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Stellenbosch and National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa; †Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa; and ‡Department of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sher-Locketz
authors.forename: Pawel T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Samuel W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Colleen A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000072281:Lymphadenopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology