The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of primary skin tumors.

This study presents the results of 544 fine needle aspirations of primary skin tumors, (275 basal cell carcinomas, 186 squamous cell carcinomas, 41 melanomas, 5 Kaposi sarcomas, 1 sebaceous epithelioma, 1 Merkel tumor, 1 glomangiosarcoma and 34 benign tumors). The purpose of the study was to investigate the accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of skin tumors and to assess its clinical value. 21-27 Gauge needles used and the specimens were stained by MGG and Pap methods.

Fine needle aspiration of adrenal myelolipoma: a case report.

A case of an adrenal myelolipoma in a 50-year-old woman with endometrial carcinoma is described. The diagnosis was established by computed tomography-guided fine needle aspiration, which is particularly useful for the pre-operative evaluation of adrenal tumours in asymptomatic, high-risk or cancer patients. The criteria used to distinguish extra-adrenal myelolipomas from mass-forming extramedullary haematopoiesis are discussed.