Trans-abdominal fine needle aspiration comparison with surgical biopsy

Sixty patients with various abdominal lesions had fine needle aspirations. There were 38 malignant, 19 benign, I suspicious, and 2 inadequate smears. Forty nine patients had subsequent tissue diagnosis. The sensitivity and specificity were 93.8% and 88.2%, respectively. The procedure is accurate and safe. In this study no complication was en countered