Korean Journal of Cytopathology  1999;10(1):13-19

Transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Lung.

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

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Keywords

Transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology; Diagnostic accuracy; Lung

Country

Republic 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%.