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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 38:327-336 (2002)
© 2002 American Animal Hospital Association

Retrospective Study

Correlation Between Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology and Histopathology of the Lung in Dogs and Cats

Jennifer D. DeBerry, DVM, Carol R. Norris, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Valerie F. Samii, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, Stephen M. Griffey, DVM, PhD and Frederic S. Almy, DVM

From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (DeBerry, Almy) and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Norris), Surgery and Radiology (Samii), and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology (Griffey), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616-8734.

Medical records from 28 patients having fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytopathology and histopathology of pulmonary lesions were reviewed. Clinical signs, thoracic radiographs, cytopathology, histopathology, and complications associated with FNA were evaluated. Correlation between cytopathological and histopathological diagnoses was determined.

Cytopathological specimens were classified as neoplastic, inflammatory, or nondiagnostic. Histopathological diagnoses were categorized as neoplastic or inflammatory. No complications were observed following FNA. Diagnoses obtained by FNA cytopathology accurately reflected the diagnosis obtained on histopathological examination in 82% of cases. Fine-needle aspiration cytopathology of the lung is a useful and safe diagnostic tool in dogs and cats with pulmonary parenchymal lesions.






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