Performance of breast fine needle aspiration as an initial diagnostic tool: A large academic hospital experience.

Zhengshan ChenChristine SalibayWafaa ElatreWesley Y NaritokuYanling MaSue Ellen MartinTiannan Wang

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2022)

This, by far the largest U.S. breast cytology study, showed 93.3% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value, and 98.2% negative predictive value for breast FNAB. Women with breast lesions of BI-RADS score 3 or less have a low risk of malignancy; FNAB would contribute to the reduction of excisional biopsies. FNAB can be considered as an initial diagnostic tool for BI-RADS 4 mass/lesions and satellite lesions, as well as for triaging patients.

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