PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Farndon, Sarah
AU  - Behjati, Sam
AU  - Jonas, Nico
AU  - Messahel, Boo
TI  - How to use… lymph node biopsy in paediatrics
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309634
DP  - 2017 Oct 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 244--248
VI  - 102
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/5/244.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/5/244.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2017 Oct 01; 102
AB  - Lymphadenopathy is a common finding in children. It often causes anxiety among parents and healthcare professionals because it can be a sign of cancer. There is limited high-quality evidence to guide clinicians as to which children should be referred for lymph node biopsy. The gold standard method for evaluating lymphadenopathy of unknown cause is an excision biopsy. In this Interpretation, we discuss the use of lymph node biopsy in children.