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Accuracy of specific cytological diagnosis of bone tumours in 41 patients with available histology |
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| Cytological Diagnosis |
No of cases |
Correct |
Incorrect |
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| Plasma cell neoplasm |
4 |
4 |
- |
| Metastatic carcinoma |
5 |
4 |
1(Rhabdomyosarcoma) |
| Giant cell tumour |
10 |
10 |
- |
| Osteosarcoma |
11 |
10 |
1(Fibrous dysplasia) |
| Infection |
5 |
4 |
1 (Malignant fibrohistiocytic tumour) |
| Chondroid tumour |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Fibrous dysplasia |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Osteoblastoma |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Firohistiocytic tumour |
- |
1 |
1 (Haemangioendotheliosarcoma) |
| Reactive |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Non diagnostic aspirate |
1 |
- |
1 (Osteosarcoma) |
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| Total |
41 |
36 (87.8%) |
5 (12.2%) |
Nnodu et al. CytoJournal 2006 3:16 doi:10.1186/1742-6413-3-16 |
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