Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: is there any Protocol Which is Applicable Worldwide?

ABSTRACT

Objectives: to study the accuracy of cytopathology and to evaluate it as diagnostic pathological tool in breast diseases.Method:a prospective study in the period between Jan 2006 and Feb 2008.Data were analysed using the SPSS. Sensitivity; specificity and accuracy were calculated and compared to literature. Results: Total number of reports was 542; 271 for each cytopathology and histopathology. The overall mean age was 41.0+ 15.3 (ranging between 14- 80) years.The overall sensitivity; specificity and accuracy of cytopathology were 56.1; 80.9 and 63.8respectively while those of histopathology were 93.5; 83.5 and 89.7respectively.Conclusion: FNAC has low sensitivity; specificity and accuracy