Table 1 Correlation of cytologic results against final diagnoses for the 1147 lesions assessed by fine needle aspiration biopsy

From: Assessment of 1183 screen-detected, category 3B, circumscribed masses by cytology and core biopsy with long-term follow up data

 

Final diagnostic category

 

Malignant

Non-malignant

Total

FNA biopsy results

 Benign

2 (0.2%)

880 (99.8%)

882 (76.9%)

 Atypical

23 (18.4%)

102 (81.6%)

125 (10.9%)

 Suspicious

28 (63.6%)

16 (36.4%)

44 (3.8%)

 Positive

40 (95.2%)

2 (4.8%)

42 (3.7%)

 Insufficient for diagnosis

1 (1.9%)

53 (98.2%)

54 (4.7%)

   

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  1. FNAB=fine needle aspiration biopsy
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