Diagnostic yield of computed tomography-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology of radiological suspected cases of lung mass lesions.
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2012-10
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Computed tomography (CT)-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) provides high diagnostic yield in lung mass
lesions, with acceptable rate of complications. In a retrospective review of data of 32 patients, the cytological diagnostic
yield was found to be 90.7% of which 93% were malignant and remaining 7% were tubercular. Procedure-related
complications were observed in three cases (9%); minimal haemoptysis in two and pneumothorax in one. The study confirms
that CT-guided FNAC of lung mass lesions is a very useful procedure with minimal complications.
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Jain V K, Mishra M, Singh A K, Gupta S, Jain N. Diagnostic yield of computed tomography-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology of radiological suspected cases of lung mass lesions. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2012 Oct; 54(4): 265-266.