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- Title
Evaluation of accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in BI-RADS3 category breast lesions: cytohistological correlation in 337 cases.
- Authors
Engohan-Aloghe, C.; Hottat, N.; Cosaert, J.; Boutemy, R.; Fayt, I.; Noël, J.-C.
- Abstract
C. Engohan-Aloghe, N. Hottat, J. Cosaert, R. Boutemy, I. Fayt and J.-C. Noël Evaluation of accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in BI-RADS3 category breast lesions: cytohistological correlation in 337 cases Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in BI-RADS3 breast lesions. Methods: Between January 2004 and December 2007, 337 cases from BI-RADS3 lesions underwent FNAC. Three to six needle passes were made on each patient. In 67 cases (20%) a histological biopsy was performed. Cytological and histological interpretations were performed by the same pathologist. Results: The histological diagnosis showed that 88% (59/67) of BI-RADS3 breast lesions were benign. Only 6% (4/67) were malignant, consisting of ductal carcinoma in situ and infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Conclusion: BI-RADS3 lesions remain disruptive in their management. However, the correlation between cytology and histology showed that most of these lesions were benign and that finally FNAC remains a useful and accurate test in the management of these lesions.
- Subjects
NEEDLE biopsy; CYTOLOGY; BREAST abnormalities; DUCTAL carcinoma; PATHOLOGISTS
- Publication
Cytopathology, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 3, p161
- ISSN
0956-5507
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2303.2009.00652.x