Cytohistopathologic Comparative Study of Aspiration Biopsy Cytology from Various Sites

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  • Park, Hyo-Sook (Department of Clinical Pathology, National Medical Center)
  • 박효숙 (국립의료원 임상병리과)
  • Published : 1991.06.30

Abstract

A statistical analysis of the diagnostic value for 244 aspiration biopsy cytology(ABC) among a total 1,043 cases from various sites was performed. ABC, using diagnostic terminology similar to that of a surgical pathology reports, was compared to the final tissue diagnosis. For the entire series, a sensitivity of 91.8%, a specificity of 99.3%, a positive predictive value of 98.9%, a negative predictive value of 94,8%, and an efficacy of the test of 96.3% were shown. There were 8 false negative and 1 false positive diagnosis. The diagnostic accuracy was 89.8%. Those results indicate that the ABC is a considerably highly accurate procedure that should be routinely employed.

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