[Comparative analysis of agreement between cytologic diagnosis by examination of tissue imprints and pathohistologic findings in intraoperative breast biopsy]

Abstract

In 34 benign and in 31 of malignant breast tumors, the touch preparations (imprints) were made concomittantly with frozen sections. In the comparison with the pathohistological findings, there were neither false positive nor false negative cytologic diagnoses. In three cases of benign breast tumors and in one carcinoma, the number of cells in imprints was not sufficient for cytologic diagnosis. The cytologic and pathohistologic diagnoses were in accordance in 98.8% of benign breast tumors and in 100% of carcinomas.