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Preparation and Using Phantom Lesions to Practice Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies
Published on: September 30, 2009
Evaluation of fine needle capillary sampling in superficial and deep-seated lesions. An analysis of 670 cases
M S Kate1, M M Kamal, S K Bobhate
1Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Objective:
To study the efficacy and merits of a simplified cytologic technique of fine needle capillary (FNC) sampling in 670 cases.
Study Design:
FNC sampling was tested on a consecutive series of 600 superficial palpable masses and 70 deep-seated lesions during the period January 1993-September 1993. Among superficial masses, sampling was done on 380 lymph nodes, 88 breast lesions, 56 thyroids, 12 salivary glands and 64 miscellaneous sites. Fifty-five lung lesions were sampled using 8 computed tomography, while 15 abdominal masses were sampled using ultrasonography. Cell samples were assessed as diagnostically adequate or inadequate.
Results:
The diagnostic adequacy in lymph node, breast and thyroid lesions was 95%, 91.07% and 90.09%, respectively. The diagnostic adequacy for deep-seated lesions was 91.42%.
Conclusion:
The procedure gives a better perception of tumor consistency and control of the hand. FNC resulted in a high yield of good-quality material with retention of cellular architecture. It is recommended that the operator become familiar with the macroscopic slide appearance of a cellular smear. Doubts persist with respect to fibrotic and cystic lesions.
