Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy in diagnosis, and classification of ovarian carcinoma

Abstract

The authors assess the value of fine‐needle aspiration biopsy for determining malignancy and the type of ovarian carcinoma. Smears of fine‐needle biopsy specimens from 80 cases of palpable ovarian tumors were examined for malignancy. The cases were followed‐up to a definite histologic diagnosis or a final clinical diagnosis. The diagnostic accuracy of the method was 93–95%. The possibility of classifying ovarian carcinoma with fine‐needle aspiration biopsy specimens was estimated in 52 cases of ovarian carcinoma. Subsequent operation and histologic examination showed good agreement between the cytologic and the histologic diagnoses. Copyright © 1971 American Cancer Society