1. [Aspirative cytology of the prostate: its diagnostic usefulness and effect on care costs].
- Author
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Cervell Ferrón JM, Cuevas de Aldasoro ML, García Pérez R, Chacón Gómez E, Lescure del Río S, and Pérez-Guillermo García M
- Subjects
- Biopsy, Needle, Costs and Cost Analysis, Humans, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Prostatic Diseases economics, Prostatic Neoplasms economics, Prostatic Neoplasms pathology, Prostate pathology, Prostatic Diseases pathology
- Abstract
In order to verify the practical usefulness and certain features of puncture-aspiration with fine needle of the prostate gland, a study and evaluation of our personal experience on 400 cytological samples was undertaken. A cyto-histological correlation was done on 130 of them. Excellent results were obtained relating sensitivity (97.14%), specificity (98.33%), efficacy (97.69%) and predictability indices. It was concluded that this was a non-aggressive, simple and quick procedure, which proved to be very economical and with a high degree of diagnostic accuracy.
- Published
- 1989