Table 3 Core biopsy after FNA biopsy

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

 

Core biopsy results

 

Insufficient

Benign

Atypical

Suspicious

Positive

Total

FNA biopsy results

 Insufficient

0

32 (91.4%)

2 (5.7%)

0

1 (2.9%)

35 (22.2%)

 Benign

0

9 (69.2%)

4 (30.8%)

0

0

13 (8.2%)

 Atypical

0

41 (59.4%)

18 (26.1%)

2 (2.9%)

8 (11.6%)

69 (43.7%)

 Suspicious

1 (4.6%)

5 (22.7%)

1 (4.6%)

4 (18.2%)

11 (50%)

22 (13.9%)

 Positive

0

1 (5.3%)

0

1 (5.3%)

17 (89.5%)

19 (12.0%)

      

158

  1. FNAB=fine needle aspiration biopsy
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