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 categoryHistopathology finding
Benign lesionMalignant lesion
FAFCC without atypiaFCC with atypiaTotalInvasive ductal carcinomaInvasive lobular carcinomaTotal

C38 (53.3%)3 (20%)4 (26.7%)158 (88.9%)1 (11.1%)9
C40 (0%)1 (50%)1 (50%)214 (100%)014

FA: fibroadenoma; FCC: fibrocystic change.