Fine Needle Aspiration of Palpable Masses

Fine Needle Aspiration of Palpable Masses presents an extensive examination of the equipment, basic techniques, and staining procedures in medicine. It discusses the fundamental concepts in a direct, first line approach to the evaluation of tissue samples. It addresses the steps in painlessly and inexpensively obtaining material for diagnosis. Some of the topics covered in the book are the preparation of syringes; description of a syringe holder, volume of tissue obtained by a syringe; basic methods in using a syringe for tissue sample; preparation of smears; common type of glass slide; two-slide-pull method; and alternative to rapid preparation of smears. The definition and description of clotting of aspiration specimen are fully covered. In-depth accounts of the histologic preparation of aspirated material are provided. The general characteristics of smears prior to staining are completely presented. A chapter is devoted to stains applied to fixed smears. Another section focuses on the preparations of slides for immunocytochemical stains. The book can provide useful information to laboratory technicians, engineers, nurses, students, and researchers.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Equipment, Basic Techniques, and Staining Procedures Equipment Quantity of Tissue Obtained by Fine-Needle Aspiration Basic Techniques in Fine-Needle Aspiration Routine and Rapid Stains References2. The Patient: Clinical Techniques and Results Reporting Who Should Perform Fine-Needle Aspirations? Fundamental Rules for Applying Aspiration Cytology Talking with Patients before the Aspiration Clinical Application of the Aspiration Procedure Aspiration of Particular Body Sites Reporting of Results in Fine-Needle Aspiration References3. Clinical Examples of Fine-Needle Aspiration The Nature of Cytologic Diagnoses in Fine-Needle Aspiration Comments on Specimen Adequacy Case Studies in Fine-Needle Aspiration ReferencesIndex