Open AccessFine-needle aspiration cytology in Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Author(s) -
Ružica Nedeljkov-Jančić,
Biljana Mihaljević,
Andrija Bogdanović,
Milan Petrović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0503195n
Subject(s) - pathology , fine needle aspiration , lymph node , lymphoma , medicine , lymph , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , reticular connective tissue , biopsy
Cell composition of tumor tissue in Hodgkin's lymphoma is considered to be specific. According to some authors, precise cytomorphological analysis of the specimen obtained by fine needle enables the diagnosis of the histologically well-defined form of lymphoma in a high percentage of cases. However, other authors consider the precise diagnosis of HL based on cytological analysis of a lymph node puncture specimen extremely difficult. The aim of this study was to a assess the diagnostic accuracy of cytomorphological analysis, as well as the possibility of application of this method in establishing the preliminary or even final diagnosis of this form of lymphoma.