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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey

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ARREDONDO LOPEZ, Miguel; GARCIA-ROCO PEREZ, Oscar; VILLALONGA MORAS, Yamilet  y  LOPEZ RIVERO, Alexis. Aspirative cytology with fine needle in the diagnosis of neck tumours. AMC [online]. 2002, vol.6, n.4, pp.340-350. ISSN 1025-0255.

A descriptive, longitudinal and applied study was performed, with a universe composed of 31 patients who visited maxillofacial surgery service at Manuel Ascunce Domenech Provincial Hospital of Camagüey, they had volume increase in the neck region within the period from January to December 1999. Tumors coming from thyroids and acute septic processes were excluded. Data given by clinics and aspirative cytology with fine needle applied to all patients, were taken. Variables obtained were correlated among them and with the histology results, selected as reference; a statistical analysis was done through various systems, which confirmed the effectiveness of the diagnosed methods studied. Aspirative cytology presented a sensitivity of 81, 82 %, specificity 91, 67 %, positive and negative predictive vales of 100 and 91 ,67 %, respectively, and an effectiveness of 93, 94 %.

Palabras clave : HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS [diagnosis]; BIOPSY NEEDLE.

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