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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Fine-needle cytology of solid tumors: Method, diagnostic accuracy, and role in management
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Volume 25, No. 10, Year 1990
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Description
Fine-needle cytology was obtained from 14 solid tumors in 12 children. Both aspiration and nonaspiration techniques were used and several staining methods were applied. May Grünwald Giemsa and Papanicolaou stains were preferred. The nonaspiration method yielded a superior quality cytology smear with less blood contamination. There were no complications recorded. Confirmation of the diagnosis with cytology allowed for planned management with preoperative cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in 10 children, immediate surgery in one, and radiotherapy to a vertebral recurrence in one. Fine-needle cytology is considered a useful technique in the management of a selected group of children with solid tumors. © 1990.
Authors & Co-Authors
Millar, Allistair John Ward
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Sinclair-Smith, Colin Clive
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Rode, Heinz
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hartley, Paddy S.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Karabus, Cyril D.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Cywes, Sidney
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0022-3468(90)90225-X
ISSN:
00223468
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health