IS IT FEASIBLE TO DIAGNOSE GERM-CELL TUMORS BY FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATIONBIOPSY

Authors
AKHTAR M ALDAYEL F
Citation
M. Akhtar et F. Aldayel, IS IT FEASIBLE TO DIAGNOSE GERM-CELL TUMORS BY FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATIONBIOPSY, Diagnostic cytopathology, 16(1), 1997, pp. 72-77
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Pathology
Journal title
Diagnostic cytopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
87551039
Volume
16
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
72 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-1039(1997)16:1<72:IIFTDG>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Fine needle aspiration biopsy is an extremely useful procedure for the diagnosis of germ cell tumors. Most of the subtypes can be easily, re cognized and differentiated from other subtypes. For difficult cases c linical pathologic correlation may be extremely helpful in establishin g a precise diagnosis. Mixed germ cell tumors may cause some difficult y if one of the components is predominant. Immunohistochemistry may al so play an important role in arriving at a definitive diagnosis. Diagn . Cytopathol. 16:72-77, 1997. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.