Benign Pairs: A Significant Entity in Aspiration Cytology Smears from Breast Lesions | Zendy

Monika Rathi | Zendy; Pooja Kala | Zendy; Atul Gupta | Zendy; Satish Kumar Budania | Zendy; Harshkiran Ahuja | Zendy

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Benign Pairs: A Significant Entity in Aspiration Cytology Smears from Breast Lesions

Author(s) -

Monika Rathi,

Pooja Kala,

Atul Gupta,

Satish Kumar Budania,

Harshkiran Ahuja

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1179-5557

DOI - 10.4137/cpath.s13273

Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , significant difference , diagnostic accuracy , prospective cohort study , pathology

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a reliable diagnostic tool used to diagnose breast lesions preoperatively. However, FNAC is also associated with diagnostic pitfalls. Further studies are needed to improve its diagnostic efficacy. We noticed ovoid, bare nuclei arranged in closely touching diads (benign pairs) in a significant number of cytology smears. This prompted us to assess their diagnostic utility.

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