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9525006

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is now widely accepted as a diagnostic procedure for breast lesions. Along with its advantages, US-guided FNAC also has some pitfalls. The recognition of these pitfalls for this procedure is extremely important for the strict management of the disease. We retrospectively investigated the diagnostic potential and pitfalls of US-guided FNAC in the diagnosis of breast lesions. This study consisted of 348 aspirated samples from 274 breast tumors. The rate of sufficient aspirates was 74% after a single aspiration, while sufficient materials were finally obtained from 93% of the tumors by repeated aspirations. The rate was lower in tumors measuring less than 10 mm in diameter (62%), and in sclerosing adenosis (25%). The sensitivity of FNAC was 65%, the specificity was 75%, the border diagnosis rate was 18%, and the positive predictive value was 92%. The false-negative rate was higher in noninvasive carcinoma (45%). The border diagnosis rate was also higher in scirrhous carcinoma (29%). There were also five false-positive cases. Limited to nonpalpable lesions, the sufficient aspirates rate was 70% and the accuracy was 67%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0941-1291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnostic potential and pitfalls of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology for breast lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article