Punção Aspirativa Por Agulha Fina De Lesões Da Cabeça E Pescoço Dirigida Por Ultrassonografia: Experiência De 15 Anos Em Uma Instituição

Abstract

To evaluate the diagnostic potential of the fine needle aspiration biopsy tecnique on head and neck lesions with ultrasound guidance. Retrospective study based upon ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology reports bettween july/1995 and july/2011. Cytologic findings were categorized in organ origin, neoplastic or non-neoplastic, their sub-categories, and non conclusive or indeterminate samples. There was also a evalution of possible local or sistemic complications of the procedures. The study reveals the main diagnosis among cervical nodes sent to be elucidated, with histopathologic correlation, as possible, when the initial situation required further investigative ou therapeutic procedure. Considers also some comments about the tecnique and specially the practice of a four handed work crew uniting radiologist and pathologist. Fine needle aspiration tecnique ultrasound guided is a highly safe and a highly efficacious method to diagnose head and neck lesions.