著者
足守 直樹 釣田 美奈子 山元 理恵子 武林 悟 峯田 周幸
出版者
耳鼻咽喉科臨床学会
雑誌
耳鼻咽喉科臨床 (ISSN:00326313)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.100, no.7, pp.569-574, 2007-07-01 (Released:2011-10-07)
参考文献数
9
被引用文献数
2

We retrospectively reviewed fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of malignant lymphoma to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and pitfalls. Sixty-eight cases of malignant lymphoma and fifty-two cases of non malignant lymphoma evaluated by FNAB were identified between 1997 and 2004. Based on the original diagnosis, 41 (60%) cases had a positive diagnosis of malignant lymphoma, 21 (31%) had a suspicious diagnosis, and 6 (9%) had a false negative diagnosis. On histological examinations DLBCLs yielded a high positive diagnosis, whereas FL and HD had less positive diagnosis and there were also false negative cases. Fourteen (39%) lymphadenitis cases had a suspicious diagnosis and some cases were difficult to differentiate from malignant lymphoma. FNAB is considered a useful and efficient method of estimating malignant lymphoma but we should remain aware of the existence of false negative cases.