Atypical and suspicious categories in fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: Histological and mammographical correlation and clinical significance

• Main Authors: Chaiwun B., Sukhamwang N., Lekawanvijit S., Sukapan K., Rangdaeng S., Muttarak M., Thorner P.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-28844453726&partnerID=40&md5=2ca3d3c2b57e96f4f4b2c7eeca31bf31; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16308644; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1779
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Introduction: This study aims to correlate fine-needle aspiration specimens diagnosed as C3 (atypical, probably benign) and C4 (suspicious, probably malignant) with histology and mammography, and to evaluate these two cytology categories in terms of diagnostic usefulness and patient management. Meth...