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

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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Veröffentlicht in:African journal of laboratory medicine 2019, Vol.8 (1), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Sahabi, Saddiku M., Umar, Mohammed, Abdullahi, Kabiru
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Aspirate
Biopsy
Breasts
Brief Report
Cellular biology
Cytology
Developing countries
Ethics
Fine needle
Histopathology
LDCs
Literature reviews
Lymphatic system
Medical Laboratory Technology
Pathology
Patients
Teaching hospitals
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2225-2002
2225-2010
2225-2010
DOI:10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.809