Spectrum of head and neck lesions diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology in the pediatric population |
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| Authors: | Amy Rapkiewicz MD Bich Thuy Le MD Aylin Simsir MD Joan Cangiarella MD Pascale Levine MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Email:Rapkia01@ med.nyu.edu;4. Department of Pathology, New York University, New York, New York;5. Fax: (212) 263‐7649;6. Department of Otolaryngology, New York University, New York, New York |
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| Abstract: | Fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the head and neck region is well accepted as a diagnostic procedure in the adult population. FNAC in the pediatric population is gaining acceptance as clinicians add this technique to the diagnostic armamentarium. An experience with FNAC of the head and neck region in the pediatric population is described from 2 large inner‐city hospitals. Eighty‐five cases were retrieved from patients age <18 years. In 52 cases, clinical or surgical follow‐up was obtained and among these cases the specificity and sensitivity of FNA was 93% and 100%, respectively. The high specificity of FNAC allows the clinician to be confident of malignancy in a clinically suspicious lesion of the head and neck in a pediatric patient. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2007. © 2007 American Cancer Society. |
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| Keywords: | fine‐needle aspiration cytology diagnostic pediatric head and neck |
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