Open AccessCategorization of breast fine needle aspirates using the international academy of cytology yokohama system along with assessment of risk of malignancy and diagnostic accuracy in a tertiary care centre
Author(s) -
Sana Ahuja,
Avneesh Malviya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_31_21
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , gold standard (test) , cytology , predictive value , radiology , diagnostic accuracy , breast cancer , retrospective cohort study , concordance , tertiary care , cancer , pathology
The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System has developed a standardized system of reporting breast cytology by classifying them into five categories - insufficient, benign, atypical, suspicious, and malignant. Numerous studies conducted at different centers are required to confirm the risk of malignancy of the different categories.