Biopsy of Head and Neck Tumours & Cervical Lymph Nodes

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2025-05-21

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43500
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Head and neck lymph node and tumour biopsy techniques.pdf (1014.24 KB)
Authors
Fagan, Johan
Taylor, Kathy
Bolding, Ellen
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Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery

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University of Cape Town

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Division of Otorhinolaryngology
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Almost any mass or tumour requires cytological or histological diagnosis before a management plan can be formulated. Performing tissue biopsy of masses and lymph nodes of the head and neck fills many junior doctors with fear due to the complex anatomy and the vascular structures and nerves that traverse the head and neck. Yet diagnostic material can be safely obtained from most masses in the head and neck in an ambulatory care setting.
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Keywords
Head and Neck, Cervical, Biopsy, FNAB, Cytology, Trucut, Core Biopsy, Cancer, Tumour, Nasopharynx

Reference:

Fagan, J., Taylor, K. & Bolding, E. 2025. Biopsy of Head and Neck Tumours & Cervical Lymph Nodes. In Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery. J. Fagan, Ed.Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 13. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43500 .

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