Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynecologic cancer.

The technique and application of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynecologic cancer are discussed. The authors report 90 cases that have been evaluated by means of fine-needle technique. The technique has been applied both for primary diagnosis and for follow-up evaluation. Among the 90 cases reported, there was two false negatives and one false positive and three cases in which the histologic findings were false negative.