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Fine needle aspiration (FNA/FNAC) of superficial/palpable lumps

Type
Procedure
Curriculum level
PI (NMC)
Also called
fine needle aspiration cytology

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Where the curriculum asks for it

“fine needle aspiration of superficial lumps and bone-marrow aspirates, making smears and staining” ( NMC curriculum, page 8)

“Perform fine needle aspiration of superficial lumps and make good quality smears including collection of material for cell block preparation and decide on the type of fixative and stain in a given case” ( NMC curriculum, page 19)

“Independently be able to perform fine needle aspiration of palpable/superficial lumps in patients; make good quality smears” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 23)

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