[Value of cytological diagnostic in differential diagnosis and staging of lymphogranulomatosis (author's transl)].

Report on 38 cases with thoracic x-ray changes in Hodgkin's disease in a lung clinic. One third of the cases was found by preventive investigations (VRRU). There are various roentgenologic pictures. In 24 from 31 cases neck lymphonodules were involved. In 24 cases diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease was primarily made by cytologic fine needle biopsy of neck lymphomas, perbronchial or parasternal punctions. Only in 2 cases surgical bioptic intervention would have been necessary. There was no false positive cytological diagnosis. Fine needle biopsies in abdominal staging interventions are recommended.