Fine needle aspiration of the testis and correlation with testicular open biopsy

• Published in: Acta cytologica Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 67
• Main Authors: Gottschalk-Sabag, S, Glick, T, Weiss, D B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.1993
• Subjects: Adult; Biopsy; Biopsy, Needle; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Infertility, Male - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Testis - pathology

The diagnostic value of cytologic examination of aspiration biopsy smears was compared with that of histologic examination of surgically removed biopsy specimens from 54 testes in 32 men with oligoazoospermia. In 47 testes (87.1%) a good correlation was found between the results of the two methods:...