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Fine‐needle aspiration biopsies of breast masses. An additional experience with 1153 cases (1985 to 1988) and a meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Vetrani Antonio,
Fulciniti Franco,
Benedetto Giuseppe Di,
Zeppa Pio,
Troncone Giancarlo,
Boscaino Amedeo,
De Rosa Gaetano,
Palombini Lucio
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920201)69:3<736::aid-cncr2820690321>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , predictive value , radiology , series (stratigraphy) , biopsy , diagnostic accuracy , nuclear medicine , paleontology , biology
A series of 1153 fine‐needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) of breast masses obtained during the period 1985 to 1988 in one institution was examined. The following diagnostic accuracy values were found: sensitivity, 93.0%; specificity, 92.4%; predictive positive value, 93.7%; and efficiency, 92.8%. These results were compared with a previously published series for the period 1976 to 1984. The diagnostic accuracy values did not differ significantly between the two series.