Home > Journals > Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice

Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice

Submit your article Read this Journals View all journals
Full Text (PDF)
Original Article

The Application of Probabilistic Approach and its Diagnostic Accuracy in Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspirates

Sharda Dilip Sarda, Resident, Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Malkapur Karad (Dist. Satara), Maharashtra 415539; India. , Sarda S.D.* , Kanetkar S.R.**

Author Information

Licence:



Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 7(1):p 80-84, January 2018. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.7118.14

How Cite This Article:

Timeline

Received : N/A         Accepted : N/A          Published : N/A

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is 2nd most common malignancy in Indian women. FNAC is first line of investigation for breast lump. Aims: 1)To diagnose and classify breast lesions on cytology according to probabilistic approach. 2) To evaluate accuracy of probabilistic approach by correlating with Histopathological diagnosis wherever possible. Study Design: Prospective study of FNACs classified into positive, suspicious, proliferative with atypia, proliferative without atypia and unremarkable categories. Results: Total 237 cases were studied. The probability of finding carcinoma on histopathology from positive, suspicious and proliferative with atypia categories were 100%, 80% and 43.75% respectively. All the lesions from proliferative without atypia and unremarkable categories were benign on histology. There were no false positive cases. The specificity and sensitivity were 100% and 90.54%. Conclusion: The probabilistic approach with defined diagnostic criteria is an accurate, uniform and reduces inter-observer variability. It minimizes false positives without compromising sensitivity for detecting carcinoma. This scheme of reporting breast FNA provide the rational basis for guidelines for management of breast lesions.

Keywords: Probabilistic Approach; Breast FNAC; Positive for Carcinoma. 

References

No records found.


About this article

Cite this article

Licence:



Received Accepted Published
N/A N/A N/A
DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.7118.14

Keywords


Article Level Metrics

Last Updated

Sunday 12 July 2026, 13:49:34 (IST)

2018

Accesses

4
434
00

Citations


NA
NA
NA

Download citation


Article Keywords

Keyword Highlighting

Highlight selected keywords in the article text.


Timeline

Received N/A
Accepted N/A
Published N/A

licence




Access this article

Reprint Order Form
Buy this Article
Institutional Subscriptions

Share