[Fine-needle aspiration cytology. An exploratory study]

This paper shows result from fine-needle aspiration biopsies done at the University Hospital and Falcon Clinic in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between December 1985 and October 1986. The study was conducted in order to determine factibility of fine-needle aspiration biopsies in our environment. Results are satisfactory and show that the method is a good one to diagnosis and prevent cancer, it is cheap and easy to use in large populations with quick diagnosis.