Fine-needle aspiration of a skin mass

Fine-needle aspiration of a skin mass

Clinical photograph displaying fine-needle aspiration (FNA) technique. A sterile needle is connected to a syringe and introduced into the mass with continuous or intermittent suction. In another technique, the needle is not attached to a syringe but is stabbed into the mass and redirected several times to collect cells into the needle bore.

Courtesy of Dr. Alice Villalobos.