Lymph node core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders: A word of caution

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
² Hematopathology Unit, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ 3rd Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Hematology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Institute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Marco Pizzi et al. Eur J Haematol. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;106(5):737-739.

doi: 10.1111/ejh.13578. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

¹ Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
² Hematopathology Unit, Sant'Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ 3rd Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Hematology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Institute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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Letter to the Editor: Fine-needle aspiration cytology and core-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of lymphadenopathies: Words of endorsement.
Al-Abbadi M, Barroca H, Bode-Lesniewska B, Calaminici M, Chhieng DC, Cozzolino I, Ehinger M, Field A, Geddie W, Hosone M, Katz RL, Lin O, Michelow P, Monaco S, Rajwanshi A, Schmitt F, Vielh P, Zeppa P. Al-Abbadi M, et al. Eur J Haematol. 2021 Aug;107(2):295-296. doi: 10.1111/ejh.13646. Epub 2021 May 27. Eur J Haematol. 2021. PMID: 33961309 No abstract available.

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