Cytohistopathologic comparative study of aspiration biopsy cytology from various sites.
- Author:
Hyo Sook PARK
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Aspiration biopsy cytology;
Cytology;
Statistics;
Accuracy
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Needle*;
Diagnosis;
Pathology, Surgical;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1991;2(1):8-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A statistical analysis of the diagnostic value for 244 aspiration biopsy cytology(ABC) among a total 1,043 cases from various sites was performed. ABC, using diagnostic terminology similar to that of a surgical pathology reports, was compared to the final tissue diagnosis. For the entire series, a sensitivity of 91.8%, a specificity of 99.3%, a positive predictive value of 98.9%, a negative predictive value of 94.8%, and an efficacy of the test of 96.3% were shown. There were 8 false negative and 1 false positive diagnosis. The diagnostic accuracy was 89.8%. Those results indicate that the ABC is a considerably highly accurate procedure that should be routinely employed.
