The value of fine needle aspiration cytopuncture in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

ABSTRACT

In this study, fine needle aspiration cytopuncture (FNAC) was done for 220 patients with liver tumors. The findings showed that FNAC was of high value in diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Successful first time of FNAC was 93.2%. The accurate rate 97.7%, sensitivity 97.3% and specificity 100%. 19.6% patients were in well differentiated; 47.7% average differentiated and 32.7% poor differentiated. 86.7% tumor under 3cm in diameter with well-differentiation and 86.7% tumor over 9cm in diameter with poor-differentiated. The FNAC is simple, easy performing and safe method: