Lymph Node Biopsy

The purpose of fine needle aspiration (FNA) is to obtain diagnostic material for cytology study.

It is considered a diagnostic means, admittedly with a very low probability of error.

It is considered as a simple technique; However, we must point out that, like other techniques, the training of the specialists in taking the sample and the cytopathologist who diagnoses it is required, if the problems of false positives (FP), false negatives (FN) and Insufficient or not useful material for diagnosis.

In lymph nodes, it is indicated as a diagnostic procedure for patients with persistent lymphadenopathy of an unspecified nature.
Its great utility lies in its ability to confirm metastatic carcinomas in sites where the lymph nodes are palpable or in cases of deep adenopathies with the support of ultrasound or radiographic studies. It plays an important role in the diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, their staging and for the screening of relapses, as well as for other diagnoses of lymph node diseases, whether inflammatory or neoplasm.

It is a highly sensitive and specific method from a diagnostic point of view.

Mainly in:
- Neck
- Axillary
- Abdominal
- Groin