Spectrum of head and neck lesions diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology in the pediatric population.

Autor: Rapkiewicz, Amy, Thuy Le, Bich, Simsir, Aylin, Cangiarella, Joan, Levine, Pascale
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Zdroj: Cancer (0008543X); Aug2007, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p242-251, 10p
Abstrakt: The article discusses a research study on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the head and neck of pediatric patients. The study tested specificity and sensitivity of FNA in 85 cases of patients below 18 years of age. Results showed that high specificity of FNA at 93% and FNA sensitivity at 100% on malignancy of clinically suspicious head and neck lesions among pediatric patients through FNAC.
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