African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (May 2019)

Utilisation of fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy in Sokoto, Nigeria: A five-year review

  • Kabir Abdullahi,
  • Mohammed Umar,
  • Saddiku M. Sahabi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.809
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. e1 – e3

Abstract

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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.

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