[The role of needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of parotid masses]

Minerva Chir. 1993 Oct 31;48(20):1193-6.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The aim of this work is to assess the list of fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lesions of the parotid. Thirty-nine patients suffering from parotid pathology were subjected to cytology examination through fine needle aspiration. Thirty seven patients subjected to surgical operation have a histological comparison. We have proved the validity of the technique considering the sensibility, specificity and the accuracy. We didn't have FN we only had 1 FP that could be a suspect cytology. We had a 100% sensibility, a 75% specificity and 97.29% accuracy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle* / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity