A comparison of rapid methods including imprint cytodiagnosis for the diagnosis of breast tumours. Issue 4 (April 1973)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tribe, C. R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 26:Issue 4(1973)
• Page Start: 273
• Page End: 277
• Publication Date: 1973-04
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.26.4.273
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : Rapid diagnoses were made on 510 breast lumps by three methods in sequence and the results compared with those obtained by paraffin histology. Naked-eye examination of the excised lumps correctly distinguished between benign and malignant tumours in 95·1% of cases with 23 (4·5%) false negative and two (0·4%) false positive results. Rapid imprint cytodiagnosis was correct in 96·9% of the 391 lumps imprinted with 12 (3·1%) false negatives and no false positive results. Frozen sections gave the correct diagnosis in 99·4% of the 510 cases with three (0·6%) false negative and no false positive results. The use of cytology in the diagnosis of breast tumours is discussed.