Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Management of Tumors and Tumor like Lesions of Bone
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2006-07
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Abstract
FNAC should be considered as the part of routine preliminary investigation of orthopaedic patients
presenting with musculoskeletal tumorous lesions. A total of 110 cases were screened cytologically in the
background of clinical, radiological findings and biochemical tests. Primary malignant tumor formed the
major entity accounting for 56% of the cases, while benign tumors comprised 8% only. Overall success
rate of needle aspiration cytology in diagnosing tumors and tumor like lesions was 92%. Giant cell tumors
of bone was the most common malignant lesion observed in 15 cases (30%), followed by Ewing's Sarcoma
in 5 cases (10%). Cytologic diagnosis was completely compatible with the final histopathologic diagnosis
in 82.3% of cases.
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, Benign and Malignant Bone Lesions
Citation
Sherwani Rana, Akhtar Kafil, Abrari Andleeb, Sherwani Khalid, Goel Sanjeev, Zaheer Sufian. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Management of Tumors and Tumor like Lesions of Bone. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2006 July-Sept;8(3): 151-156