Tumor verification

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Verification is confirmationof diagnosis. This is a condition for starting oncological treatment (only very rarely can purely palliative therapy be indicated).

Exfoliative cytology

detection of tumor cells in body cavities or on the surface;
Doctors obtain them by direct swab (eg on the cervix), or after mechanical irritation, lavage or examination of sediment in the effusion.

Aspiration cytology

FNA - fine needle aspiration - using specially designed thin needles;
For aspiration doctors indicate - nodes, suspicious outgrowings
possibility of sonograph assisted aspiration
negative result of cytology cannot be considered final!

Biopsy examination

perioperatively, endoscopically, percutaneously
obtaining a sufficient amount of tissue for histological examination;

Trepanobiopsy

examination of bone marrow taken from a hip bone;
informs doctors on the state of hematopoiesis, better reveals lymphoma infiltration than sternal puncture.

Links

Used literature

VOKURKA, Martin a Jan HUGO, et al. Velký lékařský slovník. 9. vydání. Praha : Maxdorf, c2009. ISBN 978-80-7345-202-5.

Source

BENEŠ, Jiří. Studijní materiály [online]. [cit. 31. 3. 2010]. <http://jirben.wz.cz>.

Kategorie:Vnitřní lékařství Kategorie:Chirurgie Kategorie:Onkologie