Fine needle aspiration of the spleen at the Yaounde Central Hospital

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to find out if the fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the spleen is feasible in our milieu. The technic was used in 5 patients with splenomegaly and without a precise disgnosis; at the Yaounde Central Hospital. The aspirated sample was submitted to a cytological examination that showed lymphomatous lymphoblastic cells in 3 patients and normal lymphoid cells in 2. Fine needle aspiration of the spleen is feasible in our milieu under certain conditions. Hemorrage which is its main complication was not observed in our study of 5 patients