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A Simple Intraductal Aspiration Method for Cytodiagnosis in Nipple Discharge

A Simple Intraductal Aspiration Method for Cytodiagnosis in Nipple Discharge Acta Cytologica A Simple Intraductal Aspiration Method for Cytodiagnosis in Nipple Discharge Ming-Feng Hou, M.D., Kun-Bow Tsai, M.D., Hsiang-Ju Lin, M.D., Chee-Yin Chai, M.D., Ph.D., Chiang-Shin Liu, M.D., and Tsung-Jen Huang, M.D., Ph.D. OBJECTIVE: To increase cytodiagnostic accuracy for ical findings in 59, negative in 33 and inadequate speci- women with spontaneous nipple discharge using a sim- mens in 35 cases that employed the squeezing method. ple intraductal aspiration These results were less satis- method. factory than with the intra- STUDY DESIGN: We com- The intraductal aspiration method is ductal aspiration method: the pared the cytodiagnostic ac- smears were positive in 17 a useful cytodiagnostic tool for curacy of the conventional cases, suspicious in 14, nega- spontaneous pathologic nipple squeezing collection method tive with atypical finding in and intraductal aspiration by 78, negative in 32 and inade- discharge. intravenous catheter in a quate specimen in 5. Our re- total of 146 women with sults showed a sensitivity of spontaneous nipple discharge in a single duct without a 92.3% and specificity of 93.9% for the intraductal aspi- mass; they had been pathologically identified at Kaohsi- ration method as compared to a sensitivity of 52.9% and ung Medical University Hospital. specificity http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

A Simple Intraductal Aspiration Method for Cytodiagnosis in Nipple Discharge

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Publisher
Karger
Copyright
© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
0001-5547
eISSN
1938-2650
DOI
10.1159/000328592
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Abstract

Acta Cytologica A Simple Intraductal Aspiration Method for Cytodiagnosis in Nipple Discharge Ming-Feng Hou, M.D., Kun-Bow Tsai, M.D., Hsiang-Ju Lin, M.D., Chee-Yin Chai, M.D., Ph.D., Chiang-Shin Liu, M.D., and Tsung-Jen Huang, M.D., Ph.D. OBJECTIVE: To increase cytodiagnostic accuracy for ical findings in 59, negative in 33 and inadequate speci- women with spontaneous nipple discharge using a sim- mens in 35 cases that employed the squeezing method. ple intraductal aspiration These results were less satis- method. factory than with the intra- STUDY DESIGN: We com- The intraductal aspiration method is ductal aspiration method: the pared the cytodiagnostic ac- smears were positive in 17 a useful cytodiagnostic tool for curacy of the conventional cases, suspicious in 14, nega- spontaneous pathologic nipple squeezing collection method tive with atypical finding in and intraductal aspiration by 78, negative in 32 and inade- discharge. intravenous catheter in a quate specimen in 5. Our re- total of 146 women with sults showed a sensitivity of spontaneous nipple discharge in a single duct without a 92.3% and specificity of 93.9% for the intraductal aspi- mass; they had been pathologically identified at Kaohsi- ration method as compared to a sensitivity of 52.9% and ung Medical University Hospital. specificity

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Acta CytologicaKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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