ArticleJournal of cytology2011
The clinical effectiveness of fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with palpable breast lesions seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: A 10-year retrospective study.
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- Performance of breast fine needle aspiration as an initial diagnostic tool: A large academic hospital experience.Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology · 2022Article
- Fine needle aspiration cytology of breast lumps with histopathologic correlation in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria: a five-year review.Ghana medical journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough open surgical biopsy is the 'gold standard' for diagnosis of palpable breast lesions, in recent years two types of minimally invasive breast biopsy techniques, core needle biopsy and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB), have become established for the diagnostic evaluation of palpable breast lesions.
aimsThis study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of FNAB as a first line diagnostic procedure in the management of patients with breast lumps in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, using the suggested thresholds for cytology performance as recommended by the United Kingdom National Health Services Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). SETTINGS AND
designA 10-year retrospective cohort study carried out in the Pathology Department of UCH. MATERIALS AND
methodsAll FNAB and histologically diagnosed cases of breast lesions in the pathology department between January 1996 and December 2005 were reviewed. The cytological diagnoses were then categorized into one of five diagnostic categories in accordance with the recommendations of the NHSBSP.
resultsThe positive predictive value for malignancy was 99.3% with a complete sensitivity of 97.7% and specificity (full) of 94.2%.
conclusionsThe high quality assurance measures obtained in this study affirms FNAB as a clinically effective diagnostic procedure for breast lesions.
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