title: Small cell anaplastic carcinoma: cytological-histological correlations from percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: Small cell anaplastic carcinoma (SCAC) is usually treated non-surgically and, therefore, diagnosis is best done by the least invasive means. Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy is very accurate in diagnosing malignancy and reasonably accurate in diagnosing malignant cell type. An unequivocal cytological diagnosis of SCAC has a positive predictive value of 0.90 at our institution. The accuracy is lowered by uncertain or suggestive cytological diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Weisbrod
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography