Differential Diagnosis of Malignant Lymphadenopathy Using Flow Cytometry on Fine Needle Aspirate: Report on 269 Cases.

In countries with scarce resources, FNA FC represents a useful diagnostic tool in the case of B-cell lymphoma, but may misdiagnose reactive adenopathy. Thus, FNA FC should be used in a case-specific manner, in addition to as a screening tool, with the knowledge that in cases with a high clinical suspicion of lymphoma, histological diagnosis is a necessity.