Research Article
Histopathological Correlation of Atypical (C3) and Suspicious (C4) Categories in Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of the Breast
Table 2
Histopathology of breast masses according to the cytological diagnosis.
| Cytology category | Histopathology finding | Benign lesion | Malignant lesion | FA | FCC without atypia | FCC with atypia | Total | Invasive ductal carcinoma | Invasive lobular carcinoma | Total |
| C3 | 8 (53.3%) | 3 (20%) | 4 (26.7%) | 15 | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (11.1%) | 9 | C4 | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 2 | 14 (100%) | 0 | 14 |
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FA: fibroadenoma; FCC: fibrocystic change.
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