[Differential cytological diagnosis of lymph node lesions]

In cytological assay of the material, obtained from 144 patients with different lymph node lesions, the precise diagnosis was established in 119 observations (82.6%), the diagnosis remained unestablished or was erroneous in 25 cases (17.4%). It was found that of primary importance in establishing the differential cytological diagnosis of lymph node lesions are cytomorphological criteria, the role of cytochemical studies is only axilliary.