Table 3.

Characteristics of patients undergoing FNAC and tru-cut biopsy.

Author	Year	Population	Type of Tumor	N° of Complications	Inadequate Sample		False Evaluation		Anesthesia	Prophylactic Antibiotic	Accuracy
Malmström [16]	1997	85	Persistent, recurrent, or metastatic disease	0	FNAC 12/85 (14%)	Core biopsy 10/85 (12%)	FNAC 5%	Core biopsy 15%	None	None	FNAC sensitivity 92% Specificity 92% Predictive positive values 96%	Core biopsy Sensitivity 73% Specificity 100% Predictive positive values 100%

FNAC: fine needle aspiration cytology.