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. 1984 Jul;66(4):267–269.

Assessment of a scoring scheme for the preoperative diagnosis of breast lumps.

J Smallwood, Y Khong, A Boyd, P Guyer, A Herbert, T Cooke, I Taylor
PMCID: PMC2492704  PMID: 6742740

Abstract

The value and accuracy of a scoring system applied to clinical examination, aspiration cytology and mammography has been assessed in the diagnosis of 224 consecutive 'new' patients attending a breast clinic with a breast lump. In 72 of 99 patients with breast cancer (80%) the scores were high enough to allow definitive surgery without formal histology; all were subsequently confirmed as breast carcinomas. Cytology proved the most accurate investigation with no false positives and a correct diagnosis in 146 of 148 adequate specimens (98.6%). This system reduced the frozen section rate by 74% and allowed for a more appropriate counselling of patients prior to mastectomy.

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