FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY IN GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES - RECURRENTAND METASTATIC LESIONS

This study evaluated the efficacy of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FN AB) in 80 suspected cases of recurrent and metastatic gynecologic mali gnancies. FNAB was performed at 90 sites in 80 patients; 42 of the sit es were deer seated. The cytologic diagnosis correlated well with eith er histology (7 cases) or clinical follow-up FNAB diagnosis of deep-se ated lesions precluded exploratory laparatomy, and further therapy was administered accordingly. Thus, FNAB in gynecologic malignancies was safe, reliable and cost effective.