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Fine‐needle biopsy: Comparison of cellular yield with and without aspiration
Author(s) -
Akhtar Mohammed,
Ali Muhammad Ashraf,
Huq Mahmuda,
Faulkner Carol
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840050210
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , aspiration biopsy , significant difference , radiology , needle biopsy , surgery
Fine‐needle biopsies with and without aspiration were performed on 103 lesions, and the cellular yields obtained by the two techniques were compared. A scoring system was devised by which the amount of material obtained in each needle stick was estimated. The mean scorelstick for fine‐needle biopsy with aspiration was 2. 7; for biopsy without aspiration, it was 2. 9. The results of this study indicate that there is no significant difference in the amount of cellular material obtained by the two techniques. It is concluded that needle biopsy without aspiration may be performed routinely with good results.