Inadequate rates are lower when FNAC samples are taken by cytopathologists |
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| Authors: | N. Singh D. Ryan D. Berney M. Calaminici M. T. Sheaff C. A. Wells |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Histopathology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK. n.singh@qmul.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | Inadequate rates (IR) in FNAC from different sources were compared. The rates were lowest when FNAC was performed by a cytopathologist (12%) and highest when done by a non-cytopathologist (32%). These differences were mirrored in high IRs in breast cancer cases. IR was not significantly improved when non-cytopathologist FNAC was attended by a cytotechnician. |
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| Keywords: | aspirator audit fine needle aspiration cytology inadequate rate one-stop clinic |
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