[Review of breast pathology: diagnosed by fine needle aspiration and correlation between cytological and histological findings].
The 980 exams concerning breast pathology performed in an 18-month period, including 626 fine needle aspiration biopsies, were reviewed. A diagnosis was made in 78.2% of fine needle aspiration biopsies, and in the remaining 21.8% they were considered insufficient for diagnosis. It was possible to establish a correlation with histological findings in 109 cases. There was accordance in 87.2% of the cases, a discrepancy in 6.4% of the cases neither with false positives nor false negatives, and in the remaining cases fine needle aspiration biopsy was considered insufficient for diagnosis despite the presence of a lesion in histological sections. The advantages and pitfalls of fine needle aspiration are discussed, and we consider this technique important in the initial approach to patients with breast disorders.
Furtado
Antónia
A
Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Nogueira
Rosete
R
Tente
David
D
Couceiro
António
A
D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies