Geier G
Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 1977 May;37(5):423-8.
Cytologic reports of fine needle aspiration from the parametrial region are compared with the clinical course of 48 patients with and without recurrence after therapy of gynaecologic cancer. Parametrial aspiration cytology is a reliable as histology done by Van Silverman biopsy. The frequency of complications and insufficient material is low. Anaesthesia is not necessary. The procedure is simple. Aspiration cytology seems to be a progress in detecting recurrence of cancer in the parametrial soft tissue region.