Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of malignant lymphoma with confirmation by immunoperoxidase staining
Levitt, S.; Cheng, L.; DuPuis, M.H.; Layfield, L.J.
Acta Cytologica 29(5): 895-902
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 3931399 Document Number: 265417
Cytospin preparations of fine needle aspirates in 14 cases of suspected lymphoma were studied by immunoperoxidase techniques. The combination of cytologic smears and immunoperoxidase studies resulted in a working diagnosis in 13 of the 14 cases. The immunologic markers in conjunction with the cytologic appearance of the aspirates were reliable and consistent in differentiating between malignant and benign lymphoproliferative lesions and in determining the B-cell or T-cell nature of the process.