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ArticleJournal of cytology

Comparison of Liquid-based and Conventional Cytology in Diagnosis of Breast Mass.

Shirin Kord, Maral Mokhtari, Sedigheh Tahmasebi

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Shirin KordSurgery Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Maral MokhtariPathology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Sedigheh TahmasebiBreast Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Abstract

backgroundAmong all diagnostic techniques for breast lesions, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the simplest, most reliable and cheapest one.

aimTo compare liquid-based and conventional cytology in diagnosis of breast mass. MATERIALS AND

methodsAbout 101 patients with breast mass were enrolled. The aspirated materials were divided into two parts. One was poured into a liquid medium and the other part was directly spread on clean glass slides. Conventional and liquid-based preparations were compared using several criteria including adequacy (presence of the epithelial cluster or myoepithelial cells), overall cellularity, presence of single epithelial cells, presence of myoepithelial cells, epithelial architecture, nuclear detail, nuclear atypia and inflammatory/proteinaceous background and final diagnosis.

resultsAmong 101 cases, 85 (84.1%) were malignant and 16 (15.9%) were benign. Conventional and liquid-based cytology were similar according to adequacy (

conclusionLiquid-based cytology of breast specimens is an accurate diagnostic tool with high diagnostic yield in benign and malignant lesions.

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Conventional cytologyFNAliquid-based cytologyThinPrep

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PMID30745735
PMCPMC6343388

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