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  • Title: Needle aspiration cytology of intracranial lesions. A review of 84 cases.
    Author: Liwnicz BH, Henderson KS, Masukawa T, Smith RD.
    Journal: Acta Cytol; 1982; 26(6):779-86. PubMed ID: 6961715.
    Abstract:
    Eighty-four needle aspirates of tumors and other intracranial lesions were diagnosed using smear preparations stained with Papanicolaou and Diff Quick stains. In 66 cases the cytologic diagnosis was compared with a histologic diagnosis on material removed during a craniotomy. In 92% of the cases the cytologic diagnosis agreed with the histologic diagnosis. In 21 cases the aspiration was performed under local anesthesia through a twist drill orifice. In none of these cases were there any complications secondary to the aspirations. The needle aspiration of intracranial lesions appears to be a safe and reliable diagnostic procedure.
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