title: [The usefulness of cytodiagnosis in nonpalpable breast lesions].
abstract: The paper underlines the importance of early diagnosis in the treatment of breast tumours and emphasises the value of cytodiagnosis as a very sensitive and specific predictive method for detecting impalpable lesions. In conclusion, the Authors affirm that cytodiagnosis, together with the introduction of new diagnostic instruments such as the TRC Mammotest, allows the diagnostic and therapeutical approach to impalpable breast tumours to be improved. It adds to the already high sensitivity of mammography and to the high predictive specificity of cytology, thus contributing to the reduction of the so-called "bioptic cost".
authors.affiliation: Istuto di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lazzara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lorenzini
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trovato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trimarchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Anna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation
vernacular_title: Utilità della citodiagnostica nelle lesioni non palpabili della mammella.