title: Diagnosis of breast masses by physical examination, fine-needle aspiration, and excision biopsy.
abstract: The technique of obtaining material from breast masses for cytologic evaluation is described. Results obtained after aspiration of 950 solid lesions are presented. The sensitivity of the examination is 86%, the specificity 96%. The accuracy of a benign diagnosis is 97% and of a malignant diagnosis 94%.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010808:Physical Examination