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. 1985 Apr 15;55(8):1805-17.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850415)55:8<1805::aid-cncr2820550828>3.0.co;2-6.

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of round cell malignant tumors of childhood. A combined light and electron microscopic approach

M Akhtar, M A Ali, R Sabbah, M Bakry, J E Nash

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of round cell malignant tumors of childhood. A combined light and electron microscopic approach

M Akhtar et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

A series of fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) from 76 children with round cell malignant tumors was studied by both light and electron microscopy. In 14 cases the material submitted for electron microscopy was inadequate, whereas in the remaining 62 biopsies a definitive diagnosis could be made. These included 29 malignant lymphomas, 8 neuroblastomas, 12 Ewing's sarcomas, 3 metastatic retinoblastomas, 3 Wilms' tumors, 3 rhabdomyosarcomas, and 4 unclassified tumors. The results from this study indicate that FNAB studied by light and electron microscopy can be effective in diagnosing small cell tumors in children.

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