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  • Title: Prospective evaluation of the role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis and management of patients with palpable solid breast lesions.
    Author: Gelabert HA, Hsiu JG, Mullen JT, Jaffe AH, D'Amato NA.
    Journal: Am Surg; 1990 Apr; 56(4):263-7. PubMed ID: 2163593.
    Abstract:
    To evaluate the role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnosis and management of patients with palpable, solid and suspicious breast lesions, a total of 107 FNABs were performed on 98 patients under the prospective FNAB protocol. Eight-four FNABs were positive for breast carcinomas; of these 84 positive FNABs, 80 underwent mastectomy without open biopsy or frozen section. Our data showed a sensitivity of 95 per cent and a specificity of 100 per cent for diagnosis of breast malignancies on these patients. We concluded that FNAB is a simple, reliable, and cost-effective diagnostic procedure for patients with palpable breast carcinomas.
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