Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical efficacy of flow cytometry in patients suspected of having a lymphoma with head and neck pathology.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of 49 patients with lymphoid aspirates having concurrent flow cytometry studies.
SETTING: Private practice office-based study.
CONCLUSION: Fine-needle aspiration with concurrent flow cytometry is a useful, convenient adjunct to the diagnosis of head and neck non-Hodgkins lymphomas.
SIGNIFICANCE: Flow cytometry is a significant improvement over fine-needle aspiration derived cytologic diagnosis alone. Tissue open biopsy may be avoided altogether in some patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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