title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: an analysis of 1,094 aspirates.
abstract: Our experience with 1,094 consecutive fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of the breast in 918 cases is presented. Correlation between the FNA cytology and subsequent histology of the lesions was available in 211 cases. FNA had a sensitivity rate of 87.3%, a specificity rate of 99.3% and a positive predictive value of 98.2%. A false negative diagnosis rate of 5.1% occurred. The overall diagnostic accuracy rate was 95.7%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sharifah
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hayati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meah
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: al-Rashid
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity