Diagnostic Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Breast Tumors
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of death from cancer in women. The accuracy of diagnosis can be increased with a combination of clinical examination, imaging diagnostics, and fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or core needle biopsy, also known as trip...
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Published in | Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 625 - 628 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Croatia
Klinicki bolnicki centar Sestre milosrdnice
01.12.2016
Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research |
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Summary: | Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of
death from cancer in women. The accuracy of diagnosis can be increased with a combination of clinical
examination, imaging diagnostics, and fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or core needle biopsy,
also known as triple test. The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of
FNAC in the diagnosis of breast tumors in our institution by correlating it with histopathology findings.
We assessed the accuracy of 124 FNAC findings by comparing cytological diagnosis of breast
masses with the diagnoses from histopathology reports obtained by surgery. Statistical analysis showed
95.1% accuracy, 97.7% sensitivity, 89.1% specificity, 95.5% positive predictive value and 94.2%
negative predictive value of FNAC. Study results indicated that FNAC could be used as a highly
reliable tool in the differential diagnosis of breast tumors, in combination with clinical and imaging
findings, especially in developing countries with limited financial resources. |
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ISSN: | 0353-9466 1333-9451 |
DOI: | 10.20471/acc.2016.55.04.13 |