Journal of Cytology & Histology

Toshiaki Kitabatake

Publications

• Research Article
  Combined Core Needle Biopsy and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Using Returned Cell Block Method is Effective for Diagnosis of Cystic Lesions of the Breast
  Author(s): Taijiro Kosaka, Shiho Azami, Mizuki Iino, Yuuji Aoki, Kanako Ogura, Toshiaki Kitabatake, Kuniaki Kojima and Toshiharu MatsumotoTaijiro Kosaka, Shiho Azami, Mizuki Iino, Yuuji Aoki, Kanako Ogura, Toshiaki Kitabatake, Kuniaki Kojima and Toshiharu Matsumoto
  
  Background: Core needle biopsy (CNB) and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) are useful methods to diagnose cystic lesions of the breast. The first English article describing the returned cell block method (RCBM: cell block from a Papanicolaou staining smear on a glass slide) was reported by us, and we also reported the usefulness of RCBM for the FNAC-based evaluation of tumors of the breast. In the present study, diagnostic procedures of CNB and FNAC using RCBM for cystic lesions of the breast were studied. Methods: Forty-seven patients with cystic lesions of the breast diagnosed by sonographic examination and sonographically-guided FNAC were evaluated. In all cases, the evaluation of FNAC was performed by Papanicolaou staining smears, and RCBM was added in cases that were difficult to evaluate. The data from CNB (26 cases) and surgery (15 cases) were also evaluated. Results: The .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000462

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