Ultrasound-guided lymph node biopsies: feasible and safe use of pathology services in a resource-limited, high TB/HIV prevalence setting

Ultrasound-guided CNB of enlarged peripheral LN is a safe, effective addition to routine ART clinics. After negative Xpert-Ultra FNA, hematological malignancies were common. Abdominal ultrasound findings were frequently abnormal overall and hypoechoic spleen lesions were more common in patients with hematological abnormalities.

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The Ultrasound Journal
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2026-03-04
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https://doi.org/10.5826/tuj.2026.18321
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Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
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Abstract

Ultrasound-guided CNB of enlarged peripheral LN is a safe, effective addition to routine ART clinics. After negative Xpert-Ultra FNA, hematological malignancies were common. Abdominal ultrasound findings were frequently abnormal overall and hypoechoic spleen lesions were more common in patients with hematological abnormalities.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US), University of Cape Town (ZA), LMU Klinikum (DE), Lighthouse Trust (MW), Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MW), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
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