title: [Evaluation of the efficacy of cytodiagnosis in patients with breast cancer].
abstract: In connection with two year material from Oncological Department of the Medical Academy in Lódź concerning 4661 cytologic examinations of breast tumors, the percentage of false positive and false negative diagnoses has been determined in cases with histologic confirmation. False positive diagnoses amounted to 0.086% of all cytologic examinations of the breast and 0.62% of all cytologic diagnoses of the breast cancer. The percentages are comparable with false positive diagnoses obtained in large oncological centers, in which cytologic diagnosis is sufficient for therapeutical decision. The percentage of false negative diagnoses has been 5.4 or 11.6 relatively to accepted criterion. With preservation of necessary caution by clinician such index is not suggesting the discontinuation of this diagnostic procedure.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kordek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Woźniak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
vernacular_title: Ocena skuteczności cytodiagnostyki u chorych na raka sutka.