Correlation between fine-needle aspiration biopsy and routine histopathology in the diagnosis of spontaneous feline mammary gland tumours

Correlation between fine-needle aspiration biopsy and routine histopathology in the diagnosis of spontaneous feline mammary gland tumours

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The present study evaluated the correlation between fine-needle aspiration biopsy and routine histo-pathological examination in the diagnosis of spontaneous mammary gland tumours in cats.From the studied 120 neoplastic growths, cytological diagnosis was correct in COLOUR BATH VIOLET 111 cases (92.5%), and incorrect in 9 (7.

5%) patients.Out of all studied tumours, 3 false positive (2.5%) and 6 false negative (5%) results were found out.

Among benign tumours, cytological diagnosis was correct in 17 cases (94.44 %).Only one false negative diagnosis was demonstrated (5.

56% of all benign tumours).As to malignant tumours, cytological diagnosis was correct in 94 (92.15%), and incorrect in 8 patients (7.

85%).For diagnostics of feline mammary neoplasms, the sensitivity of Bike Units - Other - Closeouts cytology was 95.23%, the specificity  75%, positive predictive value: 97.

5% and negative predictive value: 60% compared to routine histopathology.The analysis with Cohen’s kappa test showed agreement of 99.17% (Cohen’s κ 0.

96) between cytology and histopathology for benign and 94.17% (Cohen’s κ 0.75) for malignant mammary neoplasms.