TY - JOUR
TI - Imprint cytology: A rapid, reliable method of diagnosing breast malignancy
AU - Veneti, S.
AU - Ioannidou-Mouzaka, L.
AU - Toufexi, H.
AU - Xenitides, J.
AU - Anastasiadis, P.
JO - Acta Cytologica
PY - 1996
VL - 40
TODO - 4
SP - 649-652
PB - 
SN - 0001-5547, 1938-2650
TODO - 10.1159/000333933
TODO - article;  aspiration biopsy;  benign tumor;  breast carcinoma;  breast tumor;  controlled study;  cytology;  diagnostic accuracy;  histopathology;  human;  human tissue;  intermethod comparison;  priority journal
TODO - OBJECTIVE: To compare imprint cytology with fine needle aspiration biopsy and histology for the intraoperative diagnosis of breast malignancy. STUDY DESIGN: We evaluated imprint cytology, comparing it with other diagnostic techniques. Three hundred fifty-one cases (180 benign and 171 malignant) were studied by fine needle aspiration cytology, imprint cytology and histopathology. RESULTS: Imprint cytology, as compared to histopathology, had 98.3% accuracy, with 97.1% sensitivity and 99.4% specificity. Aspiration cytology was less accurate than imprint cytology as compared to histopathology (accuracy 94.9%, sensitivity 93.9%, specificity 96.2%). CONCLUSION: These data confirm the value of imprint cytology and suggest that it could be used intraoperatively as an alternative to frozen section if a pathology laboratory is not available. © 1996 The International Academy of Cytology Acta Cytologica.
ER -