title: Fine-needle aspiration biopsies of breast masses. An additional experience with 1153 cases (1985 to 1988) and a meta-analysis.
abstract: A series of 1153 fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) of breast masses obtained during the period 1985 to 1988 in one institution was examined. The following diagnostic accuracy values were found: sensitivity, 93.0%; specificity, 92.4%; predictive positive value, 93.7%; and efficiency, 92.8%. These results were compared with a previously published series for the period 1976 to 1984. The diagnostic accuracy values did not differ significantly between the two series.
authors.affiliation: Cytopathology Service, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vetrani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fulciniti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeppa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Troncone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boscaino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Rosa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palombini
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies