Transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Lung.
- Author:
Min Suk KIM
1
;
In Ae PARK
;
Sun Hoo PARK
;
Sung Shin PARK
;
Hwal Wong KIM
;
Kyung Chul MOON
;
Young Ah KIM
;
Hye Seung LEE
;
Ki Wha PARK
;
Jeong wook SEO
;
Hyun Soon LEE
;
Eui Keun HAM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Seoul National College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology;
Diagnostic accuracy;
Lung
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Lung*;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1999;10(1):13-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors analysed 2,653 cases of transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology of the lung to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and its limitation. A comparison was made between the original cytologic and the final histologic diagnoses on 1,149 cases from 1,074 patients. A diagnosis of malignancy was established in 38.3% benign in 48.1%, atypical lesion in 2.3%, and inadequate one in 11.9% of the cases. Statistical data on cytologic diagnoses were as follows; specificity 98.9%: sensitivity of procedure, 76.8%: sensitivity of diagnosis, 95.5%: false positive 5 cases: false negative 18 cases: predictive value for malignancy, 98.8%: predictive value for benign lesion, 79.5%: overall diagnostic efficiency, 87.5%: typing accuracy in malignant tumor, 80%.
