Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma in a developing country.
Diagn Cytopathol
; 23(5): 322-5, 2000 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11074626
ABSTRACT
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology was performed on 15 patients with peripheral lymphadenopathy and/or skin lesions referred to the Department of Pathology of the Hospital Central of Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique. Epitrochlear lymph nodes were the most frequently aspirated site. All aspirates allowed diagnoses of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Smears contained loosely cohesive clusters of bland spindle cells, with a radial arrangement and nuclear crush artifacts. These diagnostic clues have not been described in other spindle-cell intranodal lesions that should be considered in differential diagnoses. Taking into consideration the high prevalence of AIDS and limited resources for diagnosis in Africa, FNA cytology appears to be a useful method for the diagnosis of KS in developing countries, reducing the necessity for surgical lymph node excision.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Sarcome de Kaposi
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Ponction-biopsie à l'aiguille
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Diagn Cytopathol
Sujet du journal:
PATOLOGIA
Année:
2000
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Portugal