1984 Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 633-637
Determination of accurate stage of malignant neoplasm is essential for instituting appropriate therapy. For this purpose percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology of retroperitoneal lymph nodes was performed in urogenital malignant tumors including 10 patients with carcinoma of the prostate, 9 patients with carcinoma of the bladder, 3 patients with testicular tumor and 2 patients with carcinoma of the ureter.
Positive cytology was seen in 5 patients (21 per cent), all of whom had positive lymphangiograms. In 16 patients with normal lymphangiograms, aspirated materials were all negative. No significant complications were encountered
This procedure has allowed us to determine the tumor stage more accurately in urogenital malignant tumor. Therefore, percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology is best recommended when conventional diagnostic procedures fail to determine the accurate stage in patients with urological malignancy.
