Fine needle aspiration of breast masses. An analysis of 276 aspirates.
A study of 276 consecutive fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of the breast in 240 cases is presented. Of these cases, 108 underwent subsequent biopsy of the breast; correlations between the FNA cytology and the surgical pathology findings revealed that FNA had a sensitivity of 79.4%, a specificity of 100% and a predictive value of a positive diagnosis of 100%. The overall diagnostic accuracy was 92.4%. These results are compared with those in other published series, and the pitfalls in and methods of improvement of breast FNA are discussed.
Wilkinson
E J
EJ
Department of Pathology, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
Schuettke
C M
CM
Ferrier
C M
CM
Franzini
D A
DA
Bland
K I
KI
D000367:Age Factors; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans