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Surgical approach to generalized lymphadenopathy in homosexual men
Author(s) -
Benotti Peter N.,
Jenkins Roger L.,
Cady Blake,
O'hara Carl,
Groopman Jerome E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930360403
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph node , lymph node biopsy , biopsy , generalized lymphadenopathy , pathology , lymphoma
Sixty patients considered at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were referred for evaluation of generalized lymphadenopathy. All patients were seropositive for antibody to human T‐lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV‐III). Multiple lymph node biopsies from different nodal areas were performed. The results were evaluated in order to see if the diagnostic yield is increased by the performance of multiple lymph node biopsies. In no case was additional diagnostic information provided by performing multiple biopsies. In patients with diffuse lymphadenopathy who are at risk for AIDS, single node excisional biopsy is indicated to rule out opportunistic infection or/and tumor.