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Quantification of Tumor Cell Adhesion in Lymph Node Cryosections

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Clinico-pathological correlation study of cervical lymph node masses.

P C Chamyal¹, K Sabarigirish

¹Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India

|November 3, 2012

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Aspiration cytology is a reliable first-line investigation for cervical lymph node masses, showing high accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity compared to clinical diagnosis. Open biopsy is reserved for specific indications.

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