Core imprint cytology of screen-detected breast lesions is predictive of the histologic results

The value of touch imprint cytology of core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of spinal lesions.

AIM We aimed to investigate the contribution of the touch imprint cytology (TIC) of core needle biopsies (CNBs) to the diagnosis in spinal lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty cases with spinal CNB and TIC were included in the study. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) and May-Grunwald- Giemsa (MGG) stained TIC slides and CNB of each case were blindly reevaluated by two pathologists. TIC and CNB findi...

Monitoring surgical treatment of screen-detected breast lesions in Italy.

The object of this study was to assess quality of care and adherence to treatment guidelines of screen-detected lesions in Italy using a new audit system. Data on screen-detected cases surgically treated in 1997 were collected using a system (QT 2.3) developed within the Italian Group for Planning and Evaluating Mammographic Screening Programmes (GISMa) and the European Breast Cancer Screening ...

Touch Imprint Cytology and Stereotactically-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Suspicious Breast Lesions: 15-Year Follow-up.

Introduction: Stereotactically-guided core needle biopsies (CNB) of breast tumours allow histological examination of the tumour without surgery. Touch imprint cytology (TIC) of CNB promises to be useful in providing same-day diagnosis for counselling purposes and for planning future surgery. Having addressed the issue of accuracy of immediate microscopic evaluation of TIC, we wanted to re-exami...

Needle Core Biopsy Should Replace Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Breast Lesions Diagnosis

Imprint Smear Cytology and Histopathology of Breast Lesions - a Comparative Evaluation with Review of Literature

The objective behind the work was to study the accuracy of imprint cytology, cyto-histological correlation and various patterns of imprint cytology of breast lesions. The study was carried out on 90 patients of breast lumps at a tertiary care hospital over a period of 2 years. A detailed clinical history and routine investigations were noted. Imprint smears were taken from the excised lumps bef...