Abstract

ABDULLAHI, Kabiru; UMAR, Mohammed  and  SAHABI, Saddiku M.. Utilisation of fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy in Sokoto, Nigeria: A five-year review. Afr. J. Lab. Med. [online]. 2019, vol.8, n.1, pp.1-3. ISSN 2225-2010.  https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.809.

The histopathology department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria, conducted a total of 1435 fine needle aspiration biopsies from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015, constituting 30% of cytology specimens received. The most common site for the procedure was the breast (655 cases, 45.6%), and 893 cases (63.3%) were neoplastic lesions. Even in resource-poor settings, this underutilised procedure is useful for patient management.

Keywords : fine needle; aspirate; cytology.

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