Diagnostic possibilities of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in malignant tumors of the orbit

Cytological studies were carried out in 94 patients with malignant tumors of the orbit using fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Diagnostic potentialities of the method are shown. The method possesses the highest diagnostic informative value in evaluation of the type of the process (98.8%). Cytological c...

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Published inVestnik oftal'mologii Vol. 117; no. 3; p. 31
Main Authors Zhil'tsova, M G, Kaplina, A V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.05.2001
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy, Needle
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Neoplasms - diagnosis
Eye Neoplasms - pathology
Hemangiosarcoma - pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus - pathology
Lymphoma - pathology
Melanoma - pathology
Mesenchymoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Orbit - pathology
Orbital Neoplasms - diagnosis
Orbital Neoplasms - pathology
Orbital Neoplasms - secondary
Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology
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Summary:Cytological studies were carried out in 94 patients with malignant tumors of the orbit using fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Diagnostic potentialities of the method are shown. The method possesses the highest diagnostic informative value in evaluation of the type of the process (98.8%). Cytological characteristics of the most incident malignant tumors of the orbit are presented.
ISSN:0042-465X