Breast lesions diagnosed by fine needle aspiration |
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| Authors: | D L Rosenthal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada;2. School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, China;3. Dundas Valley Secondary School, 310 Governor''s Road, Dundas, Ontario, L9H5P8, Canada;4. Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O''Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph''s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;5. Department of Pediatrics and Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada;6. Centre for Evaluation of Medicine, St Joseph''s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada;7. Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O''Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph''s Healthcare, 3rd Floor, Martha Wing, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada;8. Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the breast offers patient and clinican a rapid, non-morbid, inexpensive, and highly accurate means of diagnosing both benign and malignant breast lesions. Breast FNA can replace frozen section diagnosis, and in fact has the advantage of providing a known diagnosis before the time that operations are performed. This situation enables the patient and surgeon to discuss and plan therapeutic alternatives in a rational atmosphere. As with any other technique, experience of the aspirator and diagnostician minimizes false positive and false negative rates. |
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