Specimen collection and preparation in fine-needle aspirations in children
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Preparation and Using Phantom Lesions to Practice Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies
Published on: September 29, 2009
1Department of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Louisville, and Kosair Children's Hospital, Kentucky 40232, USA.
American Journal of Clinical Pathology
|April 9, 1998
Abstract:
Fine-needle aspiration is of proven benefit in the pediatric population. For the procedure to be of maximum benefit, several aspects unique to children and pediatric lesions must be taken into account. Based on the experience of approximately 2,500 fine-needle aspirations performed in children over a 17-year period, we discuss techniques pertaining to specimen collection and preparation, including adequate control of the patient and selective triage of aspirates.

