The value of aspiration cytologic examination of the breast a statistical review of the medical literature

RWM Giard, JO Hermans - Cancer, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
The decision to perform surgery in patients with a breast mass usually is made on the basis
of combined diagnostic information, with fine‐needle aspiration cytologic examination …

International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for reporting breast fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytopathology: a review of predictive values and risks of …

RS Hoda, EF Brachtel - Acta Cytologica, 2019 - karger.com
Objective: We aimed to assess the risk of malignancy (ROM) and predictive values in prior
breast cytology studies as a basis for the new International Academy of Cytology (IAC) …

Does this patient have breast cancer?: The screening clinical breast examination: should it be done? How?

MB Barton, R Harris, SW Fletcher - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe clinical breast examination (CBE) is widely recommended and practiced as a
tool for breast cancer screening; however, its effectiveness is dependent on its precision and …

Staging of symptomatic primary breast cancer with MR imaging.

H Mumtaz, MA Hall-Craggs… - … American journal of …, 1997 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
This study was designed to investigate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced MR imaging in
the locoregional staging of symptomatic primary breast cancer and to determine the impact …

Fine-needle aspiration of clinically suspicious palpable breast masses with histopathologic correlation

R Ariga, K Bloom, VB Reddy, L Kluskens… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of fine-
needle aspiration (FNA) of clinically suspicious palpable breast masses in women younger …

Triple approach in the diagnosis of dominant breast masses: combined physical examination, mammography, and fine‐needle aspiration

Z Kaufman, B Shpitz, M Shapiro, R Rona… - Journal of surgical …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
In an attempt to reduce the number of breast biopsies done for benign breast disease in
patients with breast lumps, we evaluated prospectively the sensitivity and specificity of the …

Value of breast imaging in women with painful breasts: observational follow up study

LEM Duijm, GL Guit, JHCL Hendriks, JOM Zaat… - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Objectives: To determine the value of breast imaging in patients with localised or diffuse
pain in the breast in whom physical examination shows no abnormalities. Design …

False‐negative core needle biopsies of the breast: an analysis of clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in 27 consecutive cases of missed breast cancer

VI Shah, U Raju, D Chitale… - … Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A benign diagnosis in a core needle biopsy (CNBx) of the breast performed
for a clinically and/or radiologically suspicious abnormality is often due to a …

Use of the “triple test” for palpable breast lesions yields high diagnostic accuracy and cost savings

J Vetto, R Pommier, W Schmidt, M Wachtel… - The American journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The “triple test” for palpable breast lesions consists of physical
examination, mammography, and fine-needle aspiration. METHODS: Forty-six lesions in 43 …

Fine-needle biopsy specimens of benign breast lesions distinguished from invasive cancer ex vivo with proton MR spectroscopy.

WB Mackinnon, PA Barry, PL Malycha, DJ Gillett… - Radiology, 1997 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To determine whether invasive breast cancer can be distinguished from benign
lesions with proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy ex vivo on the basis of altered …