Comparison of Cytopathologist-Performed Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration With Cytopathologist-Performed Palpation-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration A Single Institutional Experience

摘要

Context.-Although fine-needle aspiration (FNA) practice by pathologists is now well established, it has been primarily performed by manual palpation. In recent years, pathologists have begun to venture into ultrasound-guided FNAs (UGFNAs). Reports on experiences with this relatively new technique for pathologists have shown promising results. However to date, there have been few studies in the literature comparing pathologist-performed UGFNA with the more traditional pathologist-performed palpation-guided FNA (PGFNA).