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. 2012 Feb 11;66(Suppl 1):277–280. doi: 10.1007/s12070-012-0484-y

Table 1.

Frequency of accurate diagnosis of lymphoma subtypes by FNA in compare with biopsy

Biopsy FNA
Number (%) True (%) False (%)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 16 (64) 4 (25) 12 (75)
 CLL 7 (44) 2 (29) 5 (71)
 Diffuse large B cell lymphoma 3 (19) 1 (33) 2 (67)
 Follicular lymphoma 2 (13) 2 (100)
 Burkitt lymphoma 1 (5.5) 1 (100)
 Mantle cell lymphoma 1 (5.5) 1 (100)
 Peripheral T cell lymphoma 2 (13) 1 (50) 1 (50)
Hodgkin lymphoma 9 (36) 4 (45) 5 (56)
Total 25 8 (32) 5 (68)