Purpose: Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Its incidence is still increasing, particularly in developing countries. Recent progresses further strengthen the differences between low/middle and high-income countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a diagnostic method characterized by high sensitivity, specificity and predictive value. In order to obtain uniformed results of FNAC breast changes, the following categories are introduced: C1 (non-representative), C2 (benign), C3 (atypical), C4 (suspected) and C5 (malignant). The purpose of this study was to establish which pathological processes are most frequently diagnosed as C3 and C4 categories, which carry a malignant tumor risk.
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