The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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A Cytopathologic Analysis of Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Aspiration Cytology - A Six-year Correlation Study in 322 Cases -

폐의 경흉 세침흡인 세포검사 322예의 분석

  • Kim, Sook (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Jin, So-Young (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Wha (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
  • 김숙 (순천향대학교 해부병리과) ;
  • 김동원 (순천향대학교 해부병리과) ;
  • 진소영 (순천향대학교 해부병리과) ;
  • 이동화 (순천향대학교 해부병리과)
  • Published : 1995.12.30
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Abstract

In a six-year period (1988. 5-1994. 4), fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) of 322 pulmonary lesions from 296 patients were performed at Soonchunhyang University Hospital. Of these 322, malignancy was diagnosed cytologically in 139(43.2%), suspicious malignancy in 7(2.2%), negative in 164(50.8%), and insufficient material in 12(3.8%). Malignant lesions consisted of 54 cases of adenocarcinoma, 50 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 18 cases of small cell carcinoma. They were verified by histologic examination in 70 cases. There were 2(0.6%) false positive cases due to florid bronchoalveolar hyperplasia and atypical bronchial epithelial cells associated with granulomatous lesion. The overall accuracy rate was 90%, the sensitivity 84.3% and the specificity 94.7%.

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