Utilisation of fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy in Sokoto, Nigeria: A five-year review

The histopathology department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria, conducted a total of 1435 fine needle aspiration biopsies from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015, constituting 30% of cytology specimens received. The most common site for the procedure was the breast...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abdullahi, Kabiru, Umar, Mohammed, Sahabi, Saddiku M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2019
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205869
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.809
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Sumario:The histopathology department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria, conducted a total of 1435 fine needle aspiration biopsies from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015, constituting 30% of cytology specimens received. The most common site for the procedure was the breast (655 cases, 45.6%), and 893 cases (63.3%) were neoplastic lesions. Even in resource-poor settings, this underutilised procedure is useful for patient management.

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