Table 4 Comparison of cell types by two cytological tests.
Cell types | Non-tumor lesion (n = 22) | Intraductal papilloma (n = 75) | Breast cancer (n = 22) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smear cytology | Liquid-based cytology | Smear cytology | Liquid-based cytology | Smear cytology | Liquid-based cytology | |
Ductal epithelial cell | 15 | 18 | 48 | 68 | 10 | 15 |
Neutrophil | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Foam cell | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Erythrocyte | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Inflammatory cell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Histocyte | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 8 |
Lymphocyte | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
Tumor cell* | 0 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 21 | 23 | 99 | 165 | 34 | 42 |
