The Sydney system for lymph node FNA biopsy cytopathology: A detailed analysis of recent publications and meta‐analysis and a proposal for the components of an ideal prospective study of a cytopathology reporting system
Sharron Liang,
Immacolata Cozzolino,
Pio Zeppa
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe Sydney system for fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of lymph nodes has five categories, stressing the role of correlation of cytopathology with clinical, ultrasound, and ancillary findings to achieve diagnosis. The five categories constitute a hierarchical system with increasing risk of malignancy from benign to atypical, suspicious, and malignant categories, which informs recommendations for further workup to achieve a final diagnosis as possible. This article analyzes 10 publications using the Sydn… Show more
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