Categorization 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
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 , cytology , gold standard (test) , predictive value , tertiary care , radiology , diagnostic accuracy , retrospective cohort study , breast cancer , concordance , fine needle aspiration , cancer , biopsy , 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.
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