(Murcia : F. Hernández, 1986) Dalla Palma, P.; Dante, S.; Costantin, G; Rebuffi, A.; Zattoni, F.; Plazza, R.
From January 1980 to December 1983, 154
patients underwent prostatic FNAB and histological
control. The sensitivity of cytology was 85070, the specificity
68% and the predictive value of positive cases 83%.
The cyto-histological correlation of the grading of the
100 prostatic carcinomas histologically confirmed (85
cytologically positive for carcinoma and 15 negative or
uncertain) showed a predictive value of positive results of
58%, ranging from 42% for G3, 50% for G1 and 69% for
G2.
The usefulness of cytological grading is stressed to
monitor the follow-up of those patients treated for prostatic
carcinoma who, because of the advanced stage or age, were
not surgically treated.
Key words: Prostate cancer - FNAB - Cytohistological
grading correlation