Figure 2From: Adjunctive imprint cytology of core needle biopsy specimens improved diagnostic accuracy for breast cancerSchema of our diagnostic procedure was shown. A CNB diagnosis demonstrated that, of all the 2,820 cases, 1464 (51.9%) were benign and 1356 (48.1%) were malignant. Forty-seven cases (1.7%) were diagnosed as benign by CNB, but suspected of being malignant by AIC. Finally, 42 of the 47 patients (89.4%) were revealed to have breast cancer.Back to article page