Diagnosis of breast cancer : is there any protocol which is applicable worldwide ?

الملخص EN

Objectives : to study the accuracy of cytopathology and to evaluate it as diagnostic pathological tool in breast diseases.

Method : a prospective study in the period between Jan 2006 and Feb 2008.

Data were analysed using the SPSS.

Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were calculated and compared to literature.

Results : Total number of reports was 542, 271 for each cytopathology and histopathology.

The overall mean age was 41.0+ 15.3 (ranging between 14- 80) years.

The overall sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of cytopathology were 56.1, 80.9 and 63.8 % respectively while those of histopathology were 93.5, 83.5 and 89.7 % respectively.

Conclusion : FNAC has low sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.

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