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Fine‐needle aspiration cytodiagnosis of recurrent carcinoma of the breast in operative scars
Author(s) -
Gupta Raj K.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199701)16:1<14::aid-dc4>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , scars , carcinoma , breast carcinoma , fine needle aspiration , surgery , general surgery , radiology , pathology , breast cancer , biopsy , cancer
Recurrence of carcinoma in scars following surgical treatment of breast carcinoma is a frequent problem. An early diagnosis of recurrent lesions is essential to enable timely management. In this study, the role of fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of scar lesions was evaluated in 156 women seen over a period of 12½ yr. Ninety‐eight of these on FNAC showed features of a recurrent carcinoma, and in six samples, the FNAC showed suspicious features. In all the six suspicious cases, a subsequent biopsy confirmed a recurrent breast carcinoma. The remaining 52 cases on repeated FNAC were diagnosed as benign, and this was confirmed on a subsequent biopsy. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value for cytologic findings were 94.2, 100, and 100%, respectively. It was concluded that FNAC clearly has a role as a first line of investigation for distinguishing between recurrent malignant and benign lesions in scars in women which have been surgically treated for a breast carcinoma. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:14–16, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.